FIBA AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 FACTS

SITE: Antonio Azurmendi Coliseum (4,000), Valdivia, Chile.

DATES: September 25-29, 2007.

GOLD MEDAL GAME: September 29, 2007.

2008 OLYMPIC QUALIFYING BERTHS TO BE DETERMINED:
1 (first place finisher). The second, third and fourth place finishers qualify for the 12 team 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (June 9-15, 2008, site TBD) which will qualify the top five finishers for the 2008 Olympics.

COUNTRIES QUALIFYING FOR THE 2007 FIBA AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP:

Two teams from North America
-United States
-Canada

Three teams from Central America and Caribbean
-Cuba
-Jamaica
-Mexico

Three teams from South America
-Argentina
-Brazil
-Chile (host country)

2008 WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GAMES FACTS

2008 OLYMPIC GAMES
SITE: Beijing, China.
DATES: August 8-24, 2008.
OPENING CEREMONIES: August 8, 2008
CLOSING CEREMONIES: August 24, 2008

SITES OF COMPETITION: TBD
COMPETITION DATES: TBD
GOLD MEDAL GAME: TBD

COUNTRIES QUALIFYING FOR THE
2008 OLYMPIC GAMES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COMPETITION

1. China (Host Country)
   
2. Australia (2006 World Champion)
   
3. Africa Zone #1
   
4. Americas Zone #1
   
5. Asia Zone #1
   
6. European Zone #1
   
7. Oceania Zone #1
   
8. 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Champion
   
9. 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Runner-up
   
10. 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Third Place Finisher
    
11. 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Fourth Place Finisher
    
12. 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Fifth Place Finisher

ZONE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS FOR 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

2008 FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FOR WOMEN
The final five qualifying berths for the 2008 Olympics women's basketball competition will be determined through the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (site and dates TBD). A total of 12 teams will compete in the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and those 12 teams will be based on finishes in each of FIBA's five zone qualifying tournaments. The FIBA Africa Zone will place two teams (runner-up and third place), the FIBA Americas Zone will advance three teams (second place, third place, and fourth place), the FIBA Asia Zone will place two teams (runner-up and third place), the FIBA Europe Zone will advance four teams (second place, third place, fourth place and fifth place), and FIBA Oceania Zone will advance one team (runner-up). The 12 teams will be divided in four groups of three teams each and will play a single round robin. The two best placed teams from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals, and the four winners of their quarterfinals games will qualify for the Olympic Games and return home. The four quarterfinals losers will play in the semifinals and the two winners will then play for the remaining Olympic qualifying berth.