The Latvian 3x3 basketball team with Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis, Nauris Miezis, Zigmārs Raimo, and Francis Lācis won the opening round of the Olympic tournament. The Latvians beat Lithuania 21:14 in the first game, and the Netherlands 21:12 in the second game.
The Olympic basketball tournament runs from 30 July to 4 August. During this period, eight teams (Latvia, USA, Serbia, France, China, the Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania) play an all-play-all tournament. The top two teams from the first round will earn a place in the semi-finals, while the next four strongest teams will play quarter-final matches on August 4 to determine the remaining two semi-final teams.
Latvia will next play the USA on August 2 at five minutes past midnight.