After eliminating Canada in the semi-finals, the Czech Republic validated their ticket to the Tokyo Olympics by winning 97-72 over Greece. This will be his first participation since the split with Slovakia. Dominators from start to finish, Tomas Satoransky’s teammates made the difference when they returned from the locker room by winning 31-11 in the third quarter!
Surprise team of the 2019 World Cup, the Czech Republic confirms that it is one of the best nations in the world, and alongside Satoransky (12 pts, 3 rebounds and 3 wt), the most prominent is Jan Vesely. Discreet until then in the competition, the 2019 Euroleague MVP compiles 16 pts, 9 rebounds, 5 wts and 5 ints.
On the Greek side, Rick Pitino did not perform a miracle and he announced his departure at the end of the meeting, specifying all the same that he remained at the disposal of the federation if necessary …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5bnFobMNgE
With the success of the Czechs in Canada, we know the composition of the groups of the Olympic Games:
Group A : Team USA, France, Iran and Czech Republic
Group B : Australia, Germany, Italy and Nigeria
Group C : Argentina, Japan, Slovenia and Spain.
The top two in each group qualify for the quarter-finals, as well as the top two 3rd. Beginning of the tournament on July 25 with in particular France – United States and Australia – Nigeria.
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