Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
CitySaitama
Dates26 July – 8 August 2021
Teams12
Venue(s)Saitama Super Arena
Final positions
Champions United States (9th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place France
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Games played26
Attendance0 (0 per game)
MVPUnited States Breanna Stewart
Top scorerBelgium Emma Meesseman
(27.3 points per game)
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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]

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

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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

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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
G G G G G G 1⁄4 1⁄2 BM GM

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation — — 1  Japan
2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 22–30 September 2018  Spain 1  United States
2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 6–9 February 2020 Belgium Ostend 2  Belgium
 Canada
France Bourges 3  Australia
 France
 Puerto Rico
Serbia Belgrade 2  Nigeria
 Serbia
3  China
 South Korea
 Spain
Total 12


Squads

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Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

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

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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, defending champions the United States and hosts Japan were drawn into either Group B or C.

Seeding

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 United States
 Australia
 Spain

 Canada
 France
 Belgium

 Serbia
 China
 Japan

 Nigeria
 South Korea
 Puerto Rico

Referees

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The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.[9]

  • Argentina Juan Fernández
  • Argentina Leandro Lezcano
  • Australia Scott Beker
  • Australia James Boyer
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ademira Zurapović
  • Brazil Guilherme Locatelli
  • Brazil Andreia Silva
  • Canada Matthew Kallio
  • Canada Maripier Malo
  • Canada Michael Weiland
  • Chinese Taipei Yu Jung
  • Denmark Maj Forsberg
  • France Yohan Rosso
  • Iraq Ahmed Al-Shuwaili
  • Italy Manuel Mazzoni
  • Japan Takaki Kato
  • Kazakhstan Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  • Latvia Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
  • Lebanon Rabah Noujaim
  • Morocco Samir Abaakil
  • Nigeria Kingsley Ojeaburu
  • Norway Gizella Györgyi
  • Philippines Ferdinand Pascual
  • Puerto Rico Luis Vázquez
  • Serbia Aleksandar Glišić
  • Spain Luis Castillo
  • Spain Antonio Conde
  • Turkey Yener Yılmaz
  • United States Amy Bonner
  • United States Steven Anderson

Preliminary round

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 234 205 +29 6 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 3 2 1 207 214 −7 5
3  Canada 3 1 2 208 201 +7 4
4  South Korea 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.
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:00
v
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)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
17:20
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
10:00
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
17:20
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Andreia Silva (BRA)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
10:00
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
21:00
v
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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 260 223 +37 6 Quarterfinals
2  Japan (H) 3 2 1 245 239 +6 5
3  France 3 1 2 239 229 +10 4
4  Nigeria 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
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
10:00
v
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)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
13:40
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Scott Beker (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
13:40
v
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)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
17:20
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Luis Castillo (ESP), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
10:00
v
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)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
13:40
v
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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 247 191 +56 6 Quarterfinals
2  Belgium 3 2 1 234 196 +38 5
3  Australia 3 1 2 240 230 +10 4
4  Puerto Rico 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.
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
17:20
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:00
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
10:00
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Yu Jung (TPE), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGA)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
21:00
v
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)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
17:20
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
21:00
v
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

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C  Australia 3 1 2 240 230 +10 4 Quarterfinals
2 B  France 3 1 2 239 229 +10 4
3 A  Canada 3 1 2 208 201 +7 4
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) game points difference; 3) number of game points scored; 4) FIBA ranking.

Knockout stage

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Ranking

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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
1  China 3 3 0 247 191 +56 6 Seeded
2  United States 3 3 0 260 223 +37 6
3  Spain 3 3 0 234 205 +29 6
4  Belgium 3 2 1 234 196 +38 5 Seeded
5  Japan 3 2 1 245 239 +6 5 Unseeded
6  Serbia 3 2 1 207 214 −7 5
7  Australia 3 1 2 240 230 +10 4 Unseeded
8  France 3 1 2 239 229 +10 4
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points difference; 3) points scored.

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
 Australia55
 
6 August
 
 United States79
 
 United States79
 
4 August
 
 Serbia59
 
 China70
 
8 August
 
 Serbia77
 
 United States90
 
4 August
 
 Japan75
 
 Japan86
 
6 August
 
 Belgium85
 
 Japan87
 
4 August
 
 France71 Bronze medal
 
 Spain64
 
7 August
 
 France67
 
 Serbia76
 
 
 France91
 

Quarterfinals

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4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
10:00
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maripier Malo (CAN), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
13:40
v
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)
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
17:20
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS)
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
21:00
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Scott Beker (AUS)

Semifinals

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6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
13:40
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yu Jung (TPE), Andreia Silva (BRA)
6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
20:00
v
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

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7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
16:00
v
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
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Gold medal game

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8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
11:30
v
United States  90–75  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 27–25, 25–17, 15–19
Pts: Griner 30
Rebs: Stewart 14
Asts: Taurasi 8		 Pts: Takada 17
Rebs: Okoye 8
Asts: Machida 6
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

Final ranking

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Rank Team[15] Record
 United States 6–0
 Japan 4–2
 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

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Statistical leaders

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Players

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Teams

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Awards

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The awards were announced on 8 August 2021.[18]

All-Star Team
Guard Forwards Center
Japan Rui Machida Belgium Emma Meesseman
United States Breanna Stewart
United States A'ja Wilson 		France Sandrine Gruda
MVP: United States Breanna Stewart

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IOC announces dates for basketball events at Tokyo Games". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared". usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Record-breaking Griner dominates Japan as the USA takes seventh straight title". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Revenge for France as they sink Serbia to take Olympic bronze". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Tournaments Draw set for February 2nd". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Groups confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Tournaments". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Record number of women to referee major FIBA events this summer". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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  11. ^ "Schedule and tip-off times confirmed for Olympic Basketball Tournaments". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  12. ^ "2020 Official Basketball Rules" (PDF). fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Pairings confirmed for the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament knockout rounds". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Olympic basketball Final Phase Draw coming after last group stage game". fiba.basketball. Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Player statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. ^ "MVP Stewart leads All-Star Five at the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament in Tokyo". FIBA. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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