After a difficult start, the Latvian team managed to win their fourth match 21:19 against the USA.
The Latvian national team already had three wins. The 3x3 team started the competition with a 21:14 win over Lithuania, continued with a 21:12 win over the Netherlands, and on Thursday in the morning session, they defeated the Chinese team 22:8.
The Olympic basketball tournament runs from July 30 to August 4. 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.
On August 2, the Latvian team are playing France at 15:00 Latvian time and Serbia at 20:00.