Time: 17:30
Venue: Beijing Olympic Basketball Hall
On April 26th, 17:30, the draw ceremony for the basketball match of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was held in Beijing Olympic Basketball Hall. FIBA President Bob elfin, FIBA Secretary General Bowman and other officials attended the lottery ceremony.
Before the performance, the dancers performed the "Sword Sleeve Dance".
Yu Zaiqing, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and executive vice president of BOCOG, Yang Shuan, executive vice president, and Li Yuanwei, director of the Basketball Management Center also attended today's ceremony.
FIBA President Bob elfin Winston took the stage to speak.
There are two basic principles for the FIBA team draw. One is that teams from the same continent should try not to be in the same group, and the other is that the strength in the group should be balanced. In addition to these two principles, by convention, the host has the right to choose the priority of grouping.
Yu Zaiqing, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and executive vice chairman of BOCOG, took the stage to speak.
Live highlights of top basketball players in the world!
Live face-changing performance
Ladies and gentlemen, let's draw lots!
FIBA Secretary General reiterates the principle of drawing lots!
Take the lead in drawing lots for the women's basketball team!
Australian champion Porter of Athens Olympic Games, China women's basketball player Sui Feifei, three-time Olympic champion American player Leslie and China player Wang took the stage to participate in the lucky draw.
The Russian team is in Group A and the China women's basketball team is in Group B. ..
Australia is in Group A and the United States is in Group B. ..
South Korea is in Group A and Mali is in Group B. ..
The teams selected in the Madrid qualifiers are in Group A, while New Zealand is in Group B. ..
Group A: Russia, Australia and South Korea. The other three places will be reserved for teams that fail to qualify.
Group B: China, the United States, New Zealand and Mali. The other two places are the teams that failed to qualify.
Group A: Russian team No.5, Australian team No.4, South Korea team 1, and the qualifying teams are No.6, No.2 and No.3 respectively.
According to the schedule, the first day will be 1, VS6, VS5 and VS4.
Group B: China 1, USA 5, Mali 3 and New Zealand 4, with 2 and 6 qualifying teams respectively.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games women's basketball group draw ended. Next, the men's basketball team draws lots in groups, and the two qualifying teams are divided into group A and group B.
The Lithuanian team is in Group A, while the China team is in Group B. ..
Russia is in Group A, and world champion Spain is in Group B. ..
The Argentine team was drawn into Group A, and the American team naturally entered Group B, and once again joined the China team.
Australia is in Group A, and a qualifying group is in Group B. ..
Because the Iranian team is an Asian team, it can't be in the same group as China, and it automatically enters Group A, while the Angolan team automatically enters Group B. ..
Group A: Lithuania, Russia, Argentina, Australia, Iran, 1 qualifying team.
Group B: China, Spain, USA and Angola.
Next, draw lots to decide the serial number.
Group A: qualifying teams 1, Lithuania 3, Russia 5, Argentina 4, Australia 6, Iran 2.
Group B: 3rd in the qualifying group, China 1, 5th in Spain, 6th in the United States, 2nd in another qualifying group and 4th in Angola.
The draw ceremony of basketball match in Beijing Olympic Games ended.