Start date: Saturday, July 28
End date: Sunday, August 12
Medals contested: 2
Venue: Preliminary games, women's quarter finals — Olympic Park Basketball Arena; Men's quarter-finals and women's semi-finals onwards — North Greenwich Arena
Total athletes: 96
Aussie athletes: Aiming to send two teams of 12
If there's one thing about basketball and the United States, it's that their so-called 'Dream Team' has proven that you can be a team of champions and still be a champion team. The United States will be disappointed with anything less than gold in the men's competition.
While the US will be seeking a similar result in the women's, they're set to face fierce competition from Australia, whose Opals have won silver medals at the last three Olympics. The Aussies are desperate to go one better and believe they finally have the side to taste glory.
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