The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Japan |
| City | Saitama |
| Dates | 26 July – 8 August 2021 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | Saitama Super Arena |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Serbia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 26 |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| MVP | Breanna Stewart |
| Top scorer |  Emma Meesseman(27.3 points per game) |
It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[3]
The United States won the title for the ninth overall and seventh consecutive time by defeating Japan in the final, while France secured the bronze medal with a win over Serbia.[4][5]
The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari, IOC Member, Afghanistan, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andreas Zagklis, Secretary General of FIBA, Greece.
Format edit
The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. The teams placed first and second in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals. The eight teams were divided in a group D (best 4 teams) and a group E (remaining 4 teams). The quarter-final pairings were drawn on 2 August after the end of the group phase. After that, a knockout system was used.[6]
Competition schedule edit
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | BM | Bronze medal game | GM | Gold medal game |
| Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 |
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| G | G | G | G | G | G | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | BM | GM |
Qualification edit
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Japan
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| 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | 22–30 September 2018 |  Spain |
1 | United States
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| 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | 6–9 February 2020 | Ostend |
2 | Belgium
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 Canada
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| Bourges |
3 |  Australia
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| France
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 Puerto Rico
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| Belgrade |
2 |  Nigeria
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| Serbia
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| 3 |  China
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 South Korea
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| Spain
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| Total | 12 | |||
Squads edit
Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.
Draw edit
The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland on 2 February 2021:[7][8]
The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their FIBA Women's World Ranking. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.
Due to scheduling requests from the International Olympic Committee, previous champions the United States and hosts Japan were drawn into either Group B or C.
Seeding edit
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Referees edit
The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.[9]
Juan Fernández- Leandro Lezcano
Scott Beker- James Boyer
Ademira Zurapović
Guilherme Locatelli- Andreia Silva
Matthew Kallio- Maripier Malo
- Michael Weiland
Yu Jung
Maj Forsberg
Yohan Rosso
Ahmed Al-Shuwaili
Manuel Mazzoni
Takaki Kato
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
Rabah Noujaim
Samir Abaakil
Kingsley Ojeaburu
Gizella Györgyi
Ferdinand Pascual
Luis Vázquez
Aleksandar Glišić
Luis Castillo- Antonio Conde
Yener Yılmaz
Amy Bonner- Steven Anderson
Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+9).[10][11]
In the preliminary round, teams receive 2 classification points for a win, 1 classification point for a loss, and 0 classification points for a forfeit.[12]
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 205 | +29 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 214 | −7 | 5 | |
| 3 | Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 201 | +7 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea
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3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 212 | −29 | 3 |
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
| South Korea |
69–73 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–17, 18–21, 16–19 | ||
| Pts: Kang 26 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 10 Asts: Park H. 5 |
Pts: Ndour 28 Rebs: Gil 14 Asts: Ouviña 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Andreia Silva (BRA), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR) |
| Serbia |
72–68 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–15, 9–17, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Vasić 16 Rebs: Dabović 6 Asts: Crvendakić, Dabović 5 |
Pts: Fields 19 Rebs: Nurse 6 Asts: Achonwa 5 | |
| Canada |
74–53 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 17–13, 16–11, 25–14 | ||
| Pts: Carleton 18 Rebs: Achonwa 10 Asts: Achonwa 5 |
Pts: Park Ji-s. 15 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 11 Asts: three players 3 | |
| Spain |
85–70 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 22–24, 18–14, 26–12 | ||
| Pts: Ndour 20 Rebs: Ndour 9 Asts: Ouviña 8 |
Pts: Brooks 16 Rebs: Anderson 8 Asts: three players 4 | |
| Canada |
66–76 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–17, 13–20, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Nurse 14 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Carleton 4 |
Pts: Ndour 20 Rebs: Ndour 11 Asts: Ouviña 7 | |
| South Korea |
61–65 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–15, 20–18, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Park Ji-h 17 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 11 Asts: Park Ji-h., Park Ji-s. 5 |
Pts: Crvendakić 15 Rebs: Vasić 10 Asts: three players 4 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Amy Bonner (USA), Andreia Silva (BRA) |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 223 | +37 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Japan (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 239 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 229 | +10 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 270 | −53 | 3 |
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
| Japan |
74–70 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–19, 18–13, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Hayashi 12 Rebs: Akaho 9 Asts: Machida 11 |
Pts: Gruda 18 Rebs: Gruda 9 Asts: Johannès 4 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), James Boyer (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
| Nigeria |
72–81 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 12–27, 18–26, 22–11 | ||
| Pts: Kalu 16 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9 Asts: Amukamara 4 |
Pts: Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Bird 13 | |
| United States |
86–69 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 21–10, 16–13, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Wilson 20 Rebs: Stewart 13 Asts: Bird, Stewart 6 |
Pts: Takada 15 Rebs: Akaho 8 Asts: Machida 11 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR) |
| France |
87–62 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 26–15, 23–15, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Gruda 14 Rebs: Gruda, Williams 9 Asts: Duchet 5 |
Pts: Amukamara 11 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Amukamara, Kalu 3 | |
| Nigeria |
83–102 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 16–21, 19–33, 26–18 | ||
| Pts: Macaulay 18 Rebs: Chidom, Elonu 7 Asts: Nyingifa 8 |
Pts: Hayashi 23 Rebs: Akaho 7 Asts: Machida 15 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Andreia Silva (BRA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
| France |
82–93 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22 | ||
| Pts: Miyem 15 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: Johannès 7 |
Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7 Asts: Loyd 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB) |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China
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3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 191 | +56 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belgium
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3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 196 | +38 | 5 | |
| 3 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 4 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico
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3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 280 | −104 | 3 |
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
| Australia |
70–85 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 24–16, 16–19, 13–29 | ||
| Pts: Magbegor 20 Rebs: George 10 Asts: Mitchell 7 |
Pts: Meesseman 32 Rebs: Meesseman 9 Asts: Allemand 11 | |
| Puerto Rico |
55–97 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 9–21, 13–18, 16–26 | ||
| Pts: Rosado 14 Rebs: Quiñones 5 Asts: Gwathmey 4 |
Pts: Li Yue. 21 Rebs: Han 14 Asts: Huang 7 | |
| Belgium |
87–52 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 20–8, 17–13, 27–15 | ||
| Pts: Meesseman 26 Rebs: Meesseman 15 Asts: Allemand 7 |
Pts: Gwathmey 20 Rebs: Gwathmey, Meléndez 5 Asts: Rosado 5 | |
| China |
76–74 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 11–19, 17–9, 21–27 | ||
| Pts: Wang 20 Rebs: Shao 8 Asts: Li M. 7 |
Pts: Magbegor 15 Rebs: George 5 Asts: Ebzery 4 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ) |
| China |
74–62 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 21–15, 15–10 | ||
| Pts: Li Yue. 14 Rebs: Li Yue. 8 Asts: Wang 8 |
Pts: Meesseman 24 Rebs: Meesseman 7 Asts: Mestdagh 5 | |
| Australia |
96–69 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 23–20, 23–8, 28–17 | ||
| Pts: Tolo 26 Rebs: Tolo 17 Asts: Mitchell 6 |
Pts: Gwathmey 26 Rebs: Gibson, Gwathmey 6 Asts: Meléndez, Rosado 3 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Alexander Glišić (SRB), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Gizella Györgyi (NOR) |
Third-placed teams ranking edit
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C | Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | B | France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 229 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | A | Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 201 | +7 | 4 |
Knockout stage edit
Ranking edit
A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team played an unseeded team. The draw was held after the last group stage match on 2 August.[13] Teams qualified were divided into two pots:
- Pot D comprised the three first-placed teams from the group phase, along with the best second-placed team.
- Pot E comprised the two remaining second-placed teams, along with the two best third-placed teams.
Draw principles:
- Each game pairing had one team from Pot D and one team from Pot E.
- Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.
- The second-placed team from Pot D could not be drawn against the third-placed teams from Pot E.[14]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China
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3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 191 | +56 | 6 | Seeded |
| 2 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 223 | +37 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 205 | +29 | 6 | |
| 4 | Belgium
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3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 196 | +38 | 5 | Seeded |
| 5 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 239 | +6 | 5 | Unseeded |
| 6 | Serbia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 214 | −7 | 5 | |
| 7 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 4 | Unseeded |
| 8 | France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 229 | +10 | 4 |
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points difference; 3) points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points difference; 3) points scored.
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Australia | 55 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 79 | |||||||||
| United States | 79 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 59 | |||||||||
| China | 70 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 77 | |||||||||
| United States | 90 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| Japan | 75 | |||||||||
| Japan | 86 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 85 | |||||||||
| Japan | 87 | |||||||||
| 4 August | ||||||||||
| France | 71 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Spain | 64 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| France | 67 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 76 | |||||||||
| France | 91 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| China |
70–77 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 19–19, 25–14, 12–28 | ||
| Pts: Shao 17 Rebs: Han 7 Asts: Li Yua. 6 |
Pts: Brooks 18 Rebs: Vasić 10 Asts: Dabović 6 | |
| Australia |
55–79 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 15–22, 12–20, 16–11 | ||
| Pts: Mitchell 14 Rebs: Allen, George 7 Asts: Mitchell 6 |
Pts: Stewart 23 Rebs: Griner 8 Asts: Gray 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Takaki Kato (JPN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
| Japan |
86–85 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Miyazawa 21 Rebs: Akaho 7 Asts: Machida 14 |
Pts: Meesseman 25 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Allemand 8 | |
| Spain |
64–67 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–15, 18–19, 16–12 | ||
| Pts: Ndour 16 Rebs: Ndour 11 Asts: Gil 4 |
Pts: Johannès 18 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Duchet 5 | |
Semifinals edit
| United States |
79–59 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 16–11, 17–16, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Griner 15 Rebs: Griner 12 Asts: Bird, Taurasi 4 |
Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Dugalić 10 Asts: Vasić 3 | |
| Japan |
87–71 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 27–12, 27–16, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Akaho 17 Rebs: Akaho, Miyazawa 7 Asts: Machida 18 |
Pts: Gruda 18 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Williams 7 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Luis Castillo (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
Bronze medal game edit
| Serbia |
76–91 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 17–24, 16–24, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 24 Rebs: Vasić 8 Asts: Anderson, Brooks 5 |
Pts: Williams 17 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: three players 4 | |
Gold medal game edit
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team[15] | Record |
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United States |
6–0 |
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Japan |
4–2 |
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France |
3–3 |
| 4 | Serbia |
3–3 |
| 5 | China |
3–1 |
| 6 | Spain |
3–1 |
| 7 | Belgium |
2–2 |
| 8 | Australia |
1–3 |
| 9 | Canada |
1–2 |
| 10 | South Korea |
0–3 |
| 11 | Nigeria |
0–3 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico |
0–3 |
Statistics and awards edit
Statistical leaders edit
Players edit
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Awards edit
The awards were announced on 8 August 2021.[18]
| All-Star Team | ||
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| Guard | Forwards | Center |
| Rui Machida
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Emma Meesseman Breanna Stewart A'ja Wilson
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Sandrine Gruda
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| MVP: Breanna Stewart
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See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared". usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Record-breaking Griner dominates Japan as the USA takes seventh straight title". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Revenge for France as they sink Serbia to take Olympic bronze". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Tournaments Draw set for February 2nd". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Groups confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Tournaments". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Record number of women to referee major FIBA events this summer". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Men's Basketball Tournament Game Schedule" (PDF). fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Schedule and tip-off times confirmed for Olympic Basketball Tournaments". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "2020 Official Basketball Rules" (PDF). fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Pairings confirmed for the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament knockout rounds". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Olympic basketball Final Phase Draw coming after last group stage game". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Player statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "MVP Stewart leads All-Star Five at the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament in Tokyo". FIBA. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.