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Basketball
Basketball
COMPETITION
Schedule
6-21 August
Competition venues
Carioca Arena 1
Av. Embaixador Abelardo Bueno, 3.401/40, Hall 1
Barra da Tijuca
Youth Arena
Estrada São Pedro de Alcântara, 2.020
Vila Militar - Deodoro
The women’s preliminary games will be held at
the Youth Arena, while Carioca Arena 1 will host
the men’s preliminaries. The final rounds for
both tournaments will be at Carioca Arena 1.
Training venue
Athletes' Park - There will be four basketball
training courts at the venue.
Av. Salvador Allende, s/n - Barra da Tijuca
Distance from Olympic Village
4km
STAFFING
Basketball Manager
Paulo Villas Bôas de Almeida (BRA)
Deputy Basketball Manager
Rui Marques (BRA)
Basketball Services Manager
Fernando Coloneze (BRA)
Gross capacity
Carioca Arena 1 - 15,023
Youth Arena - 5,274
Basketball Technical Operations Managers
Paulo Mardegan (BRA)
Ricardo José de Souza (BRA)
Distance from Olympic Village
Carioca Arena 1 - 6km
Youth Arena - 22km
Technical Delegates
Lubomir Kotleba (SVK)
Predrag Bogosavljev (SRB)
Field of play
The fields of play at the Carioca Arena 1 and
Youth Arena will each contain one court. Each
court measures 28m x 15m, with a 2m boundary
line for a total of 32m x 19m. The court and all
equipment will be presented in accordance with
the FIBA Official Basketball Rules.
Athletes
MEN
WOMEN
TOTAL
144
144
288
MEN
WOMEN
TOTAL
1
1
2
Medal events
TRAINING
Schedule
24 July - 21 August
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