The road to the Paris Olympics is getting shorter.
On July 26, 2024, France will kick off the festivities with what is expected to be the largest opening ceremony in the history of the Summer Olympics. The next day, a highly anticipated basketball tournament featuring some of the best players in the world will begin.
With the Paris Olympics less than a year away, teams are currently fighting to secure bids. Which nations have already qualified? And how many spots are up for grabs?
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List of teams that have qualified for Paris 2024 Olympics
Here is the full list of teams that have already qualified for the Paris Olympics:
- Australia (Oceana Region at FIBA Basketball World Cup)
- Canada (Americas Region at FIBA Basketball World Cup)
- France (host nation)
- Germany (Europe Region at FIBA Basketball World Cup)
- Japan (Asia Region at FIBA Basketball World Cup)
- Serbia (Europe Region at FIBA Basketball World Cup)
- South Sudan (Africa Region at FIBA Basketball World Cup)
- United States (Americas Region at FIBA Basketball World Cup)
How many teams will participate in Paris 2024 Olympics?
A total of 12 teams will compete in the Paris Olympics. That means there are currently four bids remaining.
How teams qualified for Paris 2024 Olympics at 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Of the 32 nations that participated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, only seven earned spots in the bracket at the Paris Olympics. Those bids were distributed based on how teams finished in certain regions.
Two nations were selected from both the Americas and Europe regions, and one nation was selected from each of the Africa, Asia and Oceania regions. France secured a bid because it is the host nation.
| FIBA Africa | FIBA Americas | FIBA Asia | FIBA Europe | FIBA Oceania |
| South Sudan* | Canada* | Japan* | France** | Australia* |
| Angola | United States* | China | Germany* | New Zealand |
| Cape Verde | Brazil | Iran | Serbia* | |
| Egypt | Dominican Republic | Jordan | Finland | |
| Ivory Coast | Mexico | Lebanon | Georgia | |
| Puerto Rico | Philippines | Greece | ||
| Venezuela | Italy | |||
| Latvia | ||||
| Lithuania | ||||
| Montenegro | ||||
| Slovenia | ||||
| Spain |
*Teams in bold have qualified
**Host nation
How teams can qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics after 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Beyond the FIBA Basketball World Cup, teams can qualify for the Paris Olympics through FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. There will be four tournaments with six teams each, and the winner of each tournament will punch its ticket to the Paris Olympics.
Here is the running list of teams that will be participating in FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
- Angola
- Brazil
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Finland
- Georgia
- Greece
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- Slovenia
- Spain
