Greece’s Olympic men’s basketball and women’s water polo teams defeated

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Greece’s men’s basketball and women’s water polo teams fought hard at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, August 6, but it wasn’t enough to secure a medal spot.

Women’s water polo: Greece defeated 9-6 by Australia

Greece’s loss against Australia deprived the women’s national water polo team of the opportunity to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Despite an outstanding defensive effort, the Greek team was beaten 9-6 in the quarter-finals by Australia and will settle for the qualifying games for places 5-8, starting on Friday, August 9 when they face Hungary.

Both teams were extremely nervous at the start of the game, with Greece managing to control the pace, but not finding solutions in attack.

Men’s basketball: Greece defeated 76-63 by Germany

Greece’s men’s basketball team failed to qualify for the semi-finals at the Olympics after they were defeated 76-63 by Germany in the quarter-final.

After an exceptional first quarter for Greece leading 11-21, the Germans equalised by half-time and dominated the second quarter, punching their ticket to the semi-finals.

A Schroeder three-pointer coming out of the half time break brought the Germans and the crowd to life as they seized control taking a 59-52 advantage into the final quarter when they then clinically finished off their opponent.

Germany will face France in the semi-finals on Friday, August 9.

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