Three Argentine basketballers start prep work for Beijing Olympics

BUENOS AIRES, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Argentine basketball players Paolo Quinteros, Juan Gutierrez and Roman Gonzalez have been arranged by coach Sergio Hernandez to play a South American Championship in Port Montt, Chile, in build-up for the Olympic Games in August.

All the Argentine players will meet in Rosario on June 4 to start a camp, with NBA star Emanuel Ginobili spearheading the team who claimed the gold medal in Athens 2004.

Before leaving Argentina they will play a series of friendly matches.