FIBA announced Tuesday that Russia has been barred from qualifying for the men's Olympic basketball tournament in Paris in 2024, per the Associated Press.
This was an expected decision given that the organization announced on March 1, 2022, that Russia would not be allowed to participate in FIBA basketball competitions until further notice because of the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Bulgaria will be taking Russia's place in qualification tournaments as the next-highest-ranked team in Europe, per FIBA.
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