The FIBA Central Board has met at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball, FIBA's headquarters, marking their first meeting for the Olympic year 2024.
The following key topics were discussed at the meeting:
FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 and Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024
The Central Board received reports on the preparations for the Olympic Basketball Tournaments for both men and women of the Paris 2024 Games, to be held in Lille (Group Phase) and Paris (Final Phase) from July 26 to August 11. The draw for both tournaments was recently held at FIBA's headquarters.
Post-event reports were presented on the successful FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 held in Belgium, Brazil, China and Hungary. Over the course of three days of competition, record crowds, exciting match-ups and impressive digital numbers unfolded, resulting in 12 teams securing spots for the upcoming Olympic Games. The Players' Commission and the FIBA Sport & Competitions Department submitted proposals for the further improvement of player conditions in future tournaments.
Preparations continue for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024, which will be held from July 2 to 7 in Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain.
FIBA Continental Cups 2025
The Central Board received reports on the preparations for next year's Continental Cups, to be played across the four regions, with the successful execution of the first Window of Qualifiers taking place in February. The window saw 84 national teams take to the court over five days, with sell-out venues for some games and some stand-out team performances across all regions.
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