CARACAS (Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - Puerto Rico basketball supremo Carlos Beltran fully expects all opponents to be formidable at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

In addition to the Puerto Ricans are the Dominican Republic, hosts Venezuela, Greece, Lithuania, FYR of Macedonia, Russia, Korea, Jordan, New Zealand, Nigeria and Angola.

In Caracas, the city where the games will be played and where Wednesday's draw for the qualifiers will be, Beltran said: "It will be a very complicated event.

"The teams are here because they are great.

"Russia, Lithuania, Greece are here...

"You have to beat everybody.

"Argentina was a tough tournament because everyone was prepared, but here the pressure will be greater ..."

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