For the ninth time in history, France will participate in the Summer Olympics in Rio after defeating Canada in the Philippines Olympic Qualifying final, 83-74.
Tony Parker (26 points, four assists, four rebounds) and Nando de Colo (22 points, five rebounds, three assists) were superb for France, while the team's stable of NBA players—Boris Diaw (nine points, four assists), Nicolas Batum (seven points, four rebounds) and Joffrey Lauvergne (four points, three rebounds)—proved too much for Canada to handle.
The Rio Olympics congratulated France on its win:
And it's FRANCE! ud83cudfc0ud83cuddebud83cuddf7 Did you see that?!ud83dudc53 Congrats to @tonyparker and company, see you in Rio!