Canada to host China in three-game Edmonton Grads International Classic series

Have you heard? Canada vs China JULY 9,10,11#weareteamcanada
Tickets: https://t.co/HotWtkmTWj pic.twitter.com/S1GiaG5jLk

— Canada Basketball (@CanBball) June 11, 2016

The Canadian women's national basketball team shall square off with China in a three-game series for the 2016 Edmonton Grads International Classic.

The first game will be played at 7 p.m. (local time) on July 9. The second game will be played at 4 p.m. on July 10, and the final game will be played at 7 p.m. on July 11. All matches will be played at the Saville Community Sports Centre.

The series is part of Canada's preparation for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Canada qualified outright for the Olympics after winning the gold medal in the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women.

China, meanwhile, is stil vying for a spot in the Olympics. The Asia squad is in Group D of the 2016 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nantes, France, along with Venezuela and Spain.

Five more passes to the Olympics are up for grabs in the WOQT.