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.
15/08/2008
CZE/NZL – Tall Ferns suffer heavy defeat to Czechs
BEIJING (Olympics) – The Czech Republic have been far from their best at the Beijing Games but they proved far too good for the New Zealand Tall Ferns in a Group B game on Friday that has ...
more »
...............................
14/08/2008
NZL - McCormack enjoys her village stay
Beijing (Olympics) - Center Jessica McCormack has had a rather subdued time on the court for New Zealand. But off the court, the Tall Fern is having a whale of a time.
Especially at the Athletes
more »
...............................
13/08/2008
CHN/NZL – Chen dominates as China defeat Tall Ferns
BEIJING (Olympics) – Chen Nan erupted for her biggest game of the tournament with 26 points and 17 rebounds as China beat New Zealand 80-73.
Chen, the 1.95m center, scored 18 of her points and
more »
07/08/2008
NZL - Fern’s Big Comeback
BEIJING (Olympics) - A convincing second-half performance against world championship semifinalists Brazil has set the NZ Tall Ferns up nicely for their Olympic opener in Beijing on Saturday.
In their
more »
...............................
16/06/2008
NZL - Swimming with Sharks
BEIJING (Olympics) - NZ Tall Ferns coach Mike McHugh has seen his worst fears realized after European powerhouses Spain and the Czech Republic landed in his team’s group at the Beijing Olympics.
more »
...............................
02/06/2008
JPN/NZL - Japanese fight back to beat Kiwi women
VALENCIA (Olympics) - New Zealand coach Mike McHugh is wearing a brave face despite the Tall Ferns´ 71-67 defeat to Japan - their second in a row at the Torneo de Paterna.
more »
Copyright 2007 FIBA All rights reserved. No portion of FIBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. By accessing fiba.com pages, you agree to abide by FIBA Copyright and legal mentions