Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament the last to be completed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The draw for the groups was held 16 June 2008. <small>Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament The men's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 10 to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the men's tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics spot in the 1960 Olympic Games via a tournament held on August: France's victory over Mexico and Hungary's over the Philippines carried over. Czechoslovakia's victory over Poland and Yugoslavia's win over Uruguay carried over to this round. The United States' win over the Soviet Union and Brazil's victory over Italy carried over. Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20