FIBA was informed by the National Federations of Korea and Chinese Taipei of its decision not to travel to Syria to participate in the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 scheduled to start on Saturday, August 12.

FIBA will investigate and assess the matter to determine any potential disciplinary measures.

As a result, the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Syria will be played with six teams, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and hosts Syria.

The teams will play against each other in a single round-robin format. The best team of the group will qualify for the Olympics Qualifying Tournaments.

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