WELLINGTON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand will not play in men's basketball in Beijing next month.Earlier on Saturday, Greece beat New Zealand's Tall Blacks men's basketball team with 75-48 in the quarter finals of the last Games qualifying tournament in Athens.It is the first time since 1996 that New Zealand won't field a men's basketball team at the Olympics.The other quarterfinal results saw Germany down Brazil 78-65 and Croatia crush Canada 83-62.The Tall Blacks are vowing to work hard to ensure they are part of the 2012 Olympics in London.
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