(Reuters) – The U.S. men’s 3×3 basketball team have failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after the 2019 world champions lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the qualifying tournament on Sunday.
While the U.S. women sealed a spot at the Games with a 21-13 win over Spain in the semi-finals, the U.S. men lost 21-16 to the Dutch, who qualified along with Poland and Latvia.
The July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Games will mark the first time 3×3 basketball will be staged at an Olympics, with eight countries qualifying for the men’s event.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
