Special report: 2008 Olympic Games

The International Basketball Association (FIBA) held Saturday the draw for the basketball competitions of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing at the Wukesong Arena.  (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The International Basketball Association (FIBA) held Saturday the draw for the basketball competitions of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games here at the Wukesong Arena.

    Nine men's and seven women's teams have booked the berths in the 12-team Olympic basketball competitions.

    The men's qualifying competition will be held on July 14th-20that Athens, Greece, with three berths on stake. The women's qualifying competition will be held on June 9th-15th at Madrid, Spain, with five berths to be decided.

    Following are the groupings of the men's and women's tournaments:

    Men's:

    Group A: Lithuania, Russia, Argentina, Australia, Iran, qualifier

    Group B: China, Spain, United States, Angola, and two qualifiers

    Women's:

    Group A: Russia, Australia, South Korea, and three qualifiers

    Group B: China, United States, Mali, New Zealand, and two qualifiers.