Everything You Need to Know About Basketball At The Summer Olympics 2020

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Basketball at the Summer Olympics 2020 was held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 July to 8 August 2021. The basketball competitions of the Summer Olympics 2020 were held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama city. But the 3×3 Olympic basketball competitions were held at the temporary Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan. 

A total number of four events were held at the Basketball Summer Olympics. 352 competitors from 24 nations participated in Basketball at the Summer Olympics 2020. 

The United States holds the 1st rank with three gold medals. Latvia holds the 2nd rank with one gold medal. ROC holds the 3rd rank with two silver medals. France holds the 4th rank with one silver and one bronze medal. The host nation Japan holds the 5th rank with one silver medal. Australia, China, and Serbia hold the 6th rank with one bronze medal. So, a total of 8 NOCS received a total of 12 Olympic medals. 

A total of 12 teams were divided into three groups of 4 teams. Group A consisted of France, United States, Czech Republic, and Iran. Group B consisted of Australia, Italy, Germany, and Japan. Group C consisted of Slovenia, Spain, Argentina, and Japan basketball teams. 

The semi-finals of the Women’s Basketball at the Summer Olympics were held on Friday, 6 August 2021. Japan won the semi-final Olympic basketball match against France with 87 points against 71 points. And the United States won the semi-final Olympic basketball match against Serbia with 79 points against 59 points. 

The finals of the Women’s Basketball at the Summer Olympics were held on Saturday, 7 August, and Sunday, 8 August 2021. The United States won the gold medal basketball game against Japan with 90 points against 75 points. While France won the bronze medal basketball game against Serbia with 91 points against 76 points.

The semi-finals of the Men’s Basketball at the Summer Olympics were held on Thursday, 5 August 2021. France won against Slovenia with 90 points against 89 points. While the United States won the semi-final match against Australia with 97 points against 78 points. 

The finals of the Men’s Basketball at the Summer Olympics were held on Saturday 7 August 2021. In the bronze medal final match, Australia won against Slovenia with 107 points against 93 points. In the gold medal final match the United States won against France with 87 points against 82 points. 

The United States won the gold medal at the Women Basketball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Japan won the silver medal at the Women Basketball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. And, France won the bronze medal.

The United States won the gold medal at the Men Basketball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. France won the silver medal at the Women Basketball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. And, Australia won the bronze medal. 

With the Basketball Tokyo Olympics 2020, United States has become the third-time defending winner of the Olympic gold medals. It is their fourth consecutive gold medal win at the Olympics. 

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