Canadian women's basketball team qualifies for Paris Olympics in dramatic fashion
The Canadian women's basketball team will be playing in Paris this summer – thanks to a big assist from Spain. Canada missed a chance to win its way into the Olympic Games, but a Spanish win over Hungary clinched a spot for Canada on Sunday at the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Sopron, Hungary.
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![Japan's Evelyn Mawuli (left) and Canada's Laeticia Amihere (right) vie for the ball during the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic qualifying tournament basketball match in Sopron, Hungary on Sunday. A basketball player -wearing a red jersey with white lettering - attempts a shot that's contested by another player who is wearing a white jersey with red lettering.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7111929.1707663667!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1995346726.jpg)
The Canadian women's basketball team will be playing in Paris this summer – thanks to a big assist from Spain. Canada missed a chance to win its way into the Olympic Games, but a Spanish win over Hungary clinched a spot for Canada on Sunday at the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Sopron, Hungary.