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[email protected] fiba.com FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 2016 4 MANILLA, PHILIPPINES | 5-10 JULY HORACIO MURATORE Dear Members of the Media, Welcome to Manila, Philippines, for one of the three 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) and the final stop on the Road to Rio 2016. Over the next six days, you will witness six (6) teams from across FIBA’s five regions competing for the right to represent their country at the Olympic Basketball Tournament taking place in Brazil from 6-21 August.