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<br>MIES, Switzerland (AP) - The Olympic basketball tournament has been shortened for the 2020 Tokyo Games to cut the number of group matches from five to three for each team.<br> <br>The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) says the new format will feature three four-team groups in both the men's and  [https://aultimetletter.my-free.website/blog/post/36989/do-it-yourself-limited-liability-company-formation https://aultimetletter.my-free.website/blog/post/36989/do-it-yourself-limited-liability-company-formation] women's tournament.<br> <br>The top two teams in each group are joined in the quarterfinals by the two best third-place teams.<br> <br>At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics - where the U.S.<br><br>won both gold medals - teams were drawn in two groups of six, and so played five games in the first phase before entering the knockout bracket.<br> <br>FIBA says the new format is "bringing additional interest to every game of the tournament already from the group phase."<br> <br>___<br> <br>More AP sports: website and website