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No EuroLeague officials were included in the list of referees that will work in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games FIBA published despite recent improvement in the relationship between the major basketball organization and the EuroLeague.

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FIBA has published the Long List of 40 referees in contention to officiate at the Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024.

From this list, 30 will be selected for the Games to officiate the men's and women's tournaments.

The majority on the list have experience of refereeing at a recent major event - FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup or the Olympics. Many have worked at as many as three of those events.

Nineteen of the referees officiated at the Olympics in Japan, 32 at last year's World Cup in Manila, Jakarta, and Okinawa, 11 at the Women's World Cup in Australia in 2022, and 22 at the 2019 World Cup in China.

There are 29 different nationalities, with eight female referees, an increase in the number at the Tokyo Olympics, confirming the investment in FIBA's strategic priority, Women in Basketball, to develop and leverage female officials.

40 FIBA referees for 2024 Paris Olympic Games Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ) Julio Anaya (PAN) Kerem Baki (TUR) Andres Bartel (URU) Johnny Batista (PUR) Scott Beker (AUS) Omar Bermudez (MEX) Amy Bonner (USA) James Boyer (AUS) Blanca Burns (USA) Luis Miguel Castillo (ESP) Ariadna Chueca (ESP) Antonio Conde (ESP) Amel Dahra (FRA) Yann Davidson (MAD) Sara Elsharnouby (EGY) Juan Fernandez (ARG) Maj Forsberg (DEN) Daniel Garcia (VEN) Viola Gyorgyi (NOR) Waseem Husainy (CAN) Matthew Kallio (CAN) Takaki Kato (JPN) Martins Kozlovskis (LAT) Boris Krejic (SLO) Wojciech Liszka (POL) Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) Arnold Moseya (RSA) Wael Mostafa (EGY) Rabah Noujaim (LBN) Kristian Paez (ECU) Carlos Peralta (ECU) Peter Praksch (HUN) Jenna Reneau (USA) Yohan Rosso (FRA) Gatis Salins (LAT) Roberto Vazquez (PUR) Martin Vulic (CRO) Ademir Zurapovic (BIH)

Referees will take part in an intensive 14-week preparation program, which includes the use of video analysis, physical training, mental readiness, and teamwork training. A three-day intense pre-competition camp will take place in Belgium just prior to the start of Paris 2024.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11, with the Group Phase of the basketball tournaments to be played in Lille.

The 12-team field for the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 was confirmed in February following the successful conclusion of the four FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The 12 teams that will compete in the men's Olympic Basketball Tournament will be determined after the conclusion of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in early July.

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