Tall Ferns Olympic Schedule
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The New Zealand Tall Ferns depart for the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday night from Auckland International Airport, competing in their third straight Olympics.
Will the Tall Ferns be able to repeat their enthralling march to the quarterfinals, with wins over China and Korea, at Athens four years ago? How will a team with an average age of 23 handle international basketball on the biggest stage? It all starts in group B on the first day of competition, August 9, against African qualifiers Mali.
Watch the Tall Ferns in action on TV One; on TV One and TVNZ Sport Extra on Freeview; on TV One, TVNZ Sport Extra, tvnz.co.nz three, and tvnz.co.nz four streaming live on the TVNZ website. Check guides for times.
Tall Ferns Olympic Schedule
(All times NZ Time)
Saturday, August 9
Tall Ferns vs Mali, 3.15pm
Monday, August 11
Tall Ferns vs Spain, 1pm
Wednesday, August 13
Tall Ferns vs China, 8.45pm
Friday, August 15
Tall Ferns vs Czech Republic, 1pm
Monday, August 18
Tall Ferns vs USA, 2.15am
Tuesday, August 19
Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals
Thursday, August 21
Women’s Basketball Semifinals
Saturday, August 23
Women’s Basketball Gold Medal Game
Women’s Basketball Bronze Medal Game
