MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas 3×3’s quest for a slot in the Tokyo Olympics begins Wednesday night.
Gilas 3×3, which is in Pool C, opens its campaign in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria against Qatar at 8 p.m. before taking on Slovenia at 9:45 p.m.
The team, which is composed of No. 1 ranked Joshua Munzon, Southeast Asian Games gold medalists CJ Perez and Moala Tautuaa and Santi Santillan, arrived in Austria Tuesday.
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The 6-foot-6 Santillan was named as the fourth member of the squad with No. 2 ranked Alvin Pasaol still groping for form.
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