June 13th, Spain was the top team in the Olympic Qualifying games in Madrid to get a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Here is an interview by FIBA.
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!