China to face Spain in first Athens match ( 2003-12-03 09:31) (Xinhua)
Schedule for Men's Basketball Olympic Tournament final competitions has been
jointly confirmed by the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, the
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the media networks,the Athens
2004 Organizing committee (ATHOC) declared Monday.
According to the schedule, the basketball finals will be held from 14 to 28
August, 2004. The preliminaries will be held at theHelliniko Indoor Arena, with
a capacity of 15,600, while the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will take
place at the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall, with a capacity of 19,200.
The second round of the tournament will be held from 24 to 28 August 2004, at
the Indoor Hall of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
According to the organisers, teams qualified as following: New Zealand,
Spain, Argentina, Serbia & Montenegro, People's Republic of China and Italy
in Group A; Australia, Angola, United States, Lithuania, Puerto Rico and Greece
in Group B.
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