‘Pop’ thrilled as US qualifies for Tokyo Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:38:14 +0000

SHENZHEN, China (AFP) – Team USA coach Gregg Popovich spoke of his joy after the reigning Olympic basketball champions qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Games on Monday.

COACH Gregg Popovich

The United States, who will be chasing a fourth Games gold in a row, secured their berth for next summer after beating Brazil 89-73 at the World Cup.

Argentina also confirmed their place in Tokyo.

“We’re thrilled that we qualified for the Olympics,” said San Antonio Spurs mastermind Popovich, whose team will now face France on Wednesday in the World Cup quarter-finals.

“With this new situation of qualifying, you don’t want to have to do that every year. So it’s a pretty big grind,” said the 70-year-old.

But first, the US has the small matter of winning a third world crown in a row and Popovich’
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