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India beat Syria 85-74 to begin 2024 Olympics qualifiers with a bang — Highlights
India's men's basketball team began their quest to reach the 2024 Paris Olympics in the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia 2023 by beating hosts Syria.
India stunned Syria in the opening match, beat Indonesia, but then narrowly lost to Kazakshtan before this trouncing from Saudi Arabia. With 2 wins and 2 losses, India cannot overtake top-placed Bahrain now. (BFI)
The Indian men’s basketball team, ranked 82nd in the world, began their quest to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics by beating hosts Syria 85-74 in the first match of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia 2023 on Saturday. Pranav Prince and Sahaij Sekhon were the two leading scores for India.
Basketball Olympics Qualifiers LIVE: India vs Indonesia
The team that finishes on top of the table in the Asian leg of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament will advance to the final FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament scheduled in 2024. Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are the other teams in the Asian zone. India will next face Indonesia on Sunday night.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 12 Aug 2023 4:13 PM GMT
Schedule for India's matches
August 12, Saturday - Syria vs India - 10:30 PM
August 13, Sunday - India vs Indonesia - 8:00 PM
August 14, Monday - India vs Kazakhstan - 5:30 PM
August 16, Wednesday - Saudi Arabia vs India - 5:30 PM
August 17, Thursday - India vs Bahrain - 5:30 PM
- 12 Aug 2023 4:12 PM GMT
Indian basketball squad for Olympic qualifiers
Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (captain), Muin Bek Hafeez, Arvind Kumar, Harsh Dagar, Prashant Singh Rawat, Pranav Prince, Amjyot Singh, Aravind Annadurai, Palpreet Singh Brar, Amaan Sandhu, Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon, Mirant Bharatbhai Italia.
