Paris 2024: Germany Makes Quarter-Finals in Women’s Basketball, Australia Beats Canada

Published on August 1, 2024

LILLE, France—Germany edged past Japan 75-64 in Group C to advance to the quarter-finals and Australia beat Canada 70-65 in Group B in the second round of Olympic women’s basketball games on Thursday. The unstoppable Satou Sabally scored 33 points to book Germany’s place in the next round in after they also beat Belgium in their opener. “I’m super excited. We believed in ourselves the whole time and I think now it’s finally showing that German basketball is really elevated in Europe and all around the world.” the WNBA Dallas Wings forward told reporters. In Group B, Australia beat Canada to secure their first Olympic win after an opening loss to Nigeria....

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