Opals face final pre-Olympic test

Sunday, July 21, 2024

The Opals have a final opportunity to test their squad before their Olympics campaign tips off on July 29.

The Australian Opals will take on two of the world’s best female basketball nations leading into the Olympics, with games against Spain and Canada on July 23 and 24.

Coming off a third-placed finish in the 2022 FIBA Women’s Would Cup in Sydney, Australia goes into Paris as the third-ranked team in the world. The Opals sit behind the USA and China, with Spain and Canada fourth and fifth respectively.

The matches will be played for the Invitational Cup in Segovia, Spain, allowing the team a vital final opportunity to test their rotations before their Olympics campaign tips off early next week.

The games against Spain and Canada can be viewed via Courtside 1891.

Opals coach Sandy Brondello is set to represent her country at a sixth Games, four as a player and two as a coach.

Star Lauren Jackson will join Patty Mills, Joe Ingles and Andrew Gaze as a five-time Olympian, after making her Opals debut in Sydney in 2000.

Australia has been grouped with Nigeria, Canada and France, with its first game in Paris coming on July 29.

Australian Opals v Spain
Tuesday, July 23 - 4am AEST
Calle de Damaso Alonso, Segovia
GAME REPORT

Australian Opals v Canada
Wednesday, July 24 - 2am AEST
Calle de Damaso Alonso, Segovia