Australia's women's basketball team calls up reserve Amy Atwell after star guard Rebecca Allen is ruled out of the Paris Games with a hamstring injury.
Opals guard Bec Allen has been ruled out of the Paris Olympics after injuring her hamstring in the team's final warm-up match.Australia's women's basketball team kicks off its quest for a sixth Olympic medal against Nigeria on Monday, July 29 at 7pm AEST.
The 31-year-old aggravated a hamstring injury during the team's final practice match against Canada in Spain on Tuesday. "This injury has come at a really unfortunate time and the call had to be made upon medical advice. Unfortunately she was not going to recover in time to play in these Games.
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