The 17-32 classification games that are going on right now have huge Olympic repercussions, as no Africa or Asia team advanced to the 2nd group stage, so the top teams from those regions in classification will advance to the Olympics. After beating Venezuela this morning, Japan almost has the Asia spot locked up. Egypt, South Sudan, and Angola are all in the mix for the Africa spot.
South Sudan getting to the Olympics would be pretty cool, for one of the youngest countries in the world; in the country's short history, they've only had five athletes get to the Olympics in any sport. The country has produced a couple great NBA players over the years in Bol and Deng (who's assistant coach on the national team). Canadian-born Marial Shayok is having a really solid tournament for South Sudan.
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