There is still a month to go before the Olympic games begin, and a few days ago, the Chinese men's basketball team assembled in Beijing. In this Olympic games, the Chinese men's basketball team was divided into Group A of the Victoria Division of Canada, in the same group as the Greek men's basketball team and the Canadian men's basketball team; the teams in group B were the Turkish men's basketball team, the Czech men's basketball team, and the Uruguayan men's basketball team. According to the format, the top 2 in the group advance to the semi-finals, and only the team that wins the regional championship can enter Tokyo. When the Chinese men's basketball team failed to qualify for the Olympic Games in the World Cup, it seemed that it had taken the initiative to miss the Olympics. For the Chinese men's basketball team, the degree of cruelty of the Olympic defeat is even no less than that of the Olympic Games.
There are many strong teams in Europe, and the Olympic defeat is destined to be their world. Since the first Olympic Games were set up in 2008, a total of 3 editions have been held so far, resulting in 9 qualifying places for the Olympic Games, and Europe has taken 8 of them. The 2008 Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, with a total of 12 teams participating, and finally the Greek men's basketball team, the Croatian men's basketball team, and the German men's basketball team entered Beijing. The 2012 Olympic Defeat Tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, with a total of 12 teams participating, and finally the Lithuanian men's basketball team, the Russian men's basketball team, and the Nigerian men's basketball team entered London. The 2016 Olympic Games were held in Belgrade, Serbia, Manila, Philippines, and Turin, Italy, and finally the Serbian men's basketball team, the French men's basketball team, and the Croatian men's basketball team entered Rio.
Looking back at the previous three Olympic defeats, the Nigeria men's basketball team is undoubtedly the most surprising team, they are currently the only non-European team to break through from the Olympic defeats. Today's Nigerian men's basketball team has a number of active NBA players, but at that time, the Nigerian men's basketball team only had al Farou Aminu, an active NBA player, and most of the rest of the players were from the Europa League. It is worth mentioning that at that time, there were 2 CBA foreign aides in the Nigeria men's basketball team, Ek Diogu who played for the Xinjiang men's basketball team and Oulumede Oudejie who played for the Qingdao men's basketball team. In terms of book strength, at that time, almost no one was optimistic that the Nigerian men's basketball team could break through, and even many people thought that they were point boys.
Sure enough, in the first game, the Nigeria men's basketball team lost 69-71 to the host Venezuelan men's basketball team, and the hope of qualifying was instantly slim. Just when the outside world thought that the Nigerian men's basketball team was out of the game, they beat Lithuania 86-80 in the second game. The three teams counted the small points, and the Nigeria men's basketball team advanced to the knockout round with a 2nd place in Group B. In the quarterfinals against the Greek men's basketball team, the Nigerian men's basketball team continued to show its dark horse nature, defeating the opponent 80-79 to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals against the Russian men's basketball team, the Nigerian men's basketball team lost 77-85. In the final Olympic quota battle, the Nigerian men's basketball team defeated the Dominican men's basketball team 88-73 and entered the Olympic Games for the first time. CBA veteran Diogu is the unyielding core of the Nigerian men's basketball team, averaging 16.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, and is the number one contributor to the team's Olympic tickets. There is no doubt that the Nigerian men's basketball team is an example for the Chinese men's basketball team, although there is little hope, but as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, it must be fought for with all its might.