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July 29, 2008
New Zealand Tall Ferns

New Zealand Tall Ferns

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

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