French backcourt combo Tony Parker and Nando De Colo were too much for the Canadians as France cruised to an 83-74 victory in the final round of FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to claim the last ticket to the Rio Olympics on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Parker, a National Basketball Association veteran who plays for the San Antonio Spurs, notched in 15 of his 26 points in the payoff period while De Colo added 22 points to help France join other OQT champions Serbia and Croatia to the Olympics.

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