THE Philippines has momentum on its side—and more especially rekindled trust and confidence—in men's basketball action at the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games that start a few weeks.
'That was one big victory over China,' said Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham 'Bambol' Tolentino Monday, two days after Gilas Pilipinas closed out its FIBA World Cup campaign with a convincing 96-75 rout of China Sunday night.
Gilas Pilipinas plays Thailand on September 28 and Jordan on September 29.Japan, the best-finishing Asian at 3-2 in the World Cup for an automatic Paris Olympics berth, is in Group D with Indonesia, Qatar and medal contender but a non-World Cup team South Korea.Iran, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are in Group A while China, Lebanon, Chinese Taipei and Mongolia make up Group B.
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