Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — As part of their preparations for the FIBA Asia Championship in China, Gilas Pilipinas will hold a training camp in Estonia that includes a four-nation pocket tournament.
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Gilas will lock horns with Iceland, the Netherlands, and the host country in the three-day tourney.
“We’re going to Estonia and play three games against good and quality competition,” said new Gilas head coach Tab Baldwin after Thursday’s (August 13) practice at the Meralco Gym.
The team will leave Monday (August 17) night and will return on August 24 in time for the Jones Cup.
Gilas is gunning for the gold medal in the FIBA Asia Championship to nab the region’s lone ticket to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
A runner up in the 2013 edition of the contest, Gilas will open its campaign in the biennial meet against Palestine on September 23. Palestine is making its debut in the tournament dominated by Iran.
It will be followed by games against Hong Kong and Kuwait.
