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Australiaâs 3x3 womenâs basketball team missed their flight to Europe for their Olympic qualifying tournament after Basketball Australia failed to secure them travel exemptions to leave the country.
The five-player squad was due to fly to Austria for its FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament from Melbourne Airport on Saturday at 11pm, but the players arrived to find they didnât have the exemptions needed to leave the country. Despite last-minute attempts, the players could not get them in time to fly out.
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