Who will Turkmen basketball players play at the Asian Cup in China?
The rivals of the men's and women's team of Turkmenistan in basketball 3x3 at the 2018 Asian Cup, which will be held in the Chinese city of Changsha from May 24 to 26, have become known.
The men's national team of Turkmenistan will perform in group “A” with last year's bronze medalists - the Japanese, as well as the national team of Jordan, the women's team, located in group “D”, will compete with the national team of Iran.
The second rival of the girls will be determined as a result of the qualifying tournaments that will be held before the Cup. National teams of Malaysia, Maldives, Thailand and India will compete for the right to compete with Turkmen and Iranian basketball players.
In total, the championship will be attended by 24 teams from Asia and Oceania - 12 men and 12 women. Only two teams from each group, which showed high results, will continue their further struggle for leadership.
Changsha City, the capital of Hunan Province of China, will host the Asia 3x3 Basketball Cup in the next two years.
It should be noted that 3x3 basketball is included in the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
