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Giannis, Greece open with rout; Slovenia's Olympic bid still alive​

Giannis Antetokounmpo looked like a player intent on leading Greece to its first Olympic berth since 2008. Antetokounmpo had 32 points in 19 minutes, going 11-of-11 from the field, as Greece rolled to a 109-82 win over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday in Group B of the Piraeus, Greece, Olympic qualifying tournament. Thomas Walkup added 17 points for Greece, which led by as many as 27 and can advance to the semifinal round of the tournament with a victory over Egypt on Thursday. An appearance in the Olympics is one of the few things Antetokounmpo has yet to accomplish in his basketball career.

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Victor Wembanyama steals show in Olympic warmup rout of Turkey​

Victor Wembanyama Vstole the show with spectacular one-handed dunks as France opened preparations for its men's basketball gold medal bid at the Paris Olympics. The 20-year-old San Antonio Spurs star combined well with veteran Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in their first outing together for France. The 32-year-old Gobert was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time, with Wembanyama second in the voting. France lost 87-82 to the United States in the gold medal game at the Tokyo Olympics,

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Sources: Eight NBA stars in final Boomers' Paris squad​

The Australian Boomers team for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been finalised, sources told ESPN, with surprising omissions paving the way for some fresh faces. The 12-man team will once again be guided by its NBA talent, with Josh Giddey, Josh Green, Danté Exum, Jock Landale, Duop Reath, Dyson Daniels, Patty Mills, and Joe Ingles all included. A pair of newcomers will enter the fold, with Jack McVeigh and Will Magnay - both members of the NBL Championship winning Tasmania JackJumpers - also named to the team and set to play in their first Olympics. Matthew Dellavedova and Nick Kay - who were members of the bronze medal winning Boomers squad from the Tokyo Olympics - round out the team that will fly to Abu Dhabi next week for more exhibition games, before continuing on to Paris. The final team still needs to be ratified by the Australian Olympic Committee, with an official announcement scheduled for Sunday.

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Paris Olympics sets up backup site for marathon swimming​

The Olympic marathon swimming event could take place just outside Paris should the River Seine not be suitable for competition, organizers said Friday. "The rules of World Triathlon allow, as a final resort, for the competition to be held in a duathlon format. On the other hand, in order to guarantee that marathon swimming events could still be held if all other contingency plans were exhausted, we have initiated a fallback plan based on the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium," a Paris 2024 spokesperson told Reuters. "The competition site, already used for rowing and canoeing events, has all the necessary features to host these events if required."

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