Players Push Paris Olympics To Find A New Basketball Venue
Mar 24, 2022, 11:00 AM
France's Rudy Gobert (L) reacts in the men's quarter-final basketball match between Italy and France during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 3, 2021. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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PARIS (AP) — Criticism from French national team players about a basketball venue planned for the 2024 Paris Olympics has led to a search for a replacement.
NBA players Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert helped France win a silver medal at last year’s Tokyo Olympics.
They have been unhappy about the choice of Hall 6 at the Parc des Expositions for preliminary round games in the men’s and women’s tournaments.
Paris 2024 Organising Committee and FIBA today agreed to work together on identifying a new venue for the preliminary round of the men's and women's basketball competitions, which will no longer take place at the Arena Paris Sud. https://t.co/zu8g3fYqXe
— FIBA Media (@FIBA_media) March 24, 2022
They cited the ceiling being too low.
Paris organizers and basketball governing body FIBA say the search will likely take several months.
