Gilas eyes Olympic spot as Europe build up begins

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MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas is scheduled to leave Manila on Tuesday, June 25 to begin its trip to Europe to continue its quest for an Olympic spot.

The national squad held a three-day training camp at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna, before playing the Taiwan Mustangs on Monday night, June 24 in an open-to-public tuneup game at the Philsports Arena in Pasig. Philippine naturalized player Justin Brownlee, seven-time PBA Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo, Calvin Oftana, Chris Newsome, CJ Perez, Japeth Aguilar, along with Dwight Ramos, youngsters Kai Sotto, Carl Tamayo, Kevin Quiambao, and Mason Amos joined the training camp.

37 in the world, the Philippines takes on Georgia also on July 4 at 10:30 p.m. . 'The OQT will be tough because only one team will make it to the Olympics,' said Gilas team manager Richard del Rosario in a statement posted at the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas' website. 'But everyone on the team is determined to give their best to represent the country well.' Undoubtedly, Gilas will be the underdogs against its two foreign group mates at Group A.

Eyes Olympic Spot As Europe Build Up Begins

 

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