The Road to Beijing
FIBA is covering extensively all events leading to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Basketball Tournaments. Use the dropdown below to access all our dedicated websites.
18/08/2008
CRO/IRI – Croatia brush aside Iran to finish 3-2 in Group A
BEIJING (Olympics) - Croatia destroyed Iran 91-57 to stay firmly in contention for a second-place finish in Group A at the Olympic.
Jasmin Repesa’s team, coming off a narrow defeat to Lithuania, took
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10/08/2008
RUS/IRI – Russia put away gritty Iran in men’s opener
BEIJING (Olympics) – Russia got 19 points from their EuroBasket 2007 hero JR Holden and pulled away from Iran in the fourth quarter for a 71-49 victory in the first game of the Olympic men’s
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14/01/2008
IRI – Iran determined to honor Aidin’s memory at Olympics
TEHRAN (2008 Beijing Olympics) - The shock and the sadness that has followed the tragic death of Iran basketball star Aidin Nekkhah Bahrami will not go away.
Aidin, 26, and his fiancée died in a car
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