LOS ANGELES (USA) - Just over year has passed since international basketball had one of its finest hours at the 2024 Olympics, when France staged two of the most enthralling Men's and Women's national team hoops tournaments of all time.
The Organizing Committee has announced the dates for when the tournaments will be played at LA28, where the hosts will look to continue their gold-medal runs against ever-improving opposition from around the world.
Here are the main dates for both tournaments taking place at the famous Inglewood Dome:
July 12–20: Group Phase of the Women’s Tournament
July 13–21: Group Phase of the Men’s Tournament
July 22–23: Quarter-Finals of the Women’s Tournament
July 24–25: Quarter-Finals of the Men’s Tournament
July 26: Semi-Finals of the Women’s Tournament
July 27: Semi-Finals of the Men’s Tournament
July 28: Bronze Medal Game of the Women’s Tournament
July 29: Final of the Women’s Tournament and Bronze Medal Game of the Men’s Tournament
July 30: Final of the Men’s Tournament
The Men's gold medal game will serve as the last team sport Final of the Olympic Games, with the Women's championship taking place the previous day during USA primetime.
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