When was fiba formed

FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of national federations are now members, organized since into five zones or "commissions": Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

Teams compete for the Naismith Trophy, named in honor of basketball's Canadian creator James Naismith. A parallel event for women's teams, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, is also held quadrennially; from through , it was held in the same year as the men's event but in a different country.

The newest worldwide FIBA tournaments for national teams are in the three-player half-court variation, 3x3.

All events initially included separate tournaments for men's, women's, and mixed teams, but mixed championships are no longer contested. The U championships, held annually, feature 32 teams in each individual tournament. The senior championships have 24 teams in each individual tournament, and are held in even-numbered years. It gets in the way of integrity.

I know FIBA is better than that. I am delighted to be working with FIBA. I congratulate FIBA 's leadership for their commitment to ensuring the integrity of the sport, i am confident that this new partnership will help FIBA navigate through any ethical challenge that may arise to ensure that spectators, players and coaches continue to have the utmost trust in the game. I don't see anything that could get in the way of this.

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Women's World League. Regatas Corrientes. Al Riyadi Beirut. Primeiro de Agosto. Liga Desportiva. Krasnye Krylia Samara. European SuperCup. Spartak Moscow. Miami Heat. Indiana Fever. Tulsa Rockets. UMMC Ekaterinburg. Lokomotiv Kuban. Dynamo Moscow.

Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes. New Zealand Breakers. Bendigo Spirit. However, the minimum age of 30 enforced in the first two seasons has since been lowered to At Tokyo , the USA women's team arguably boasts the most high-profile players.

Despite there being no fans in attendance, they had some famous spectators in attendance for their match against France on Sunday, with Emmanuel Macron and Jill Biden cheering on their respective nations. USA are now the clear favorites to snap up the first 3x3 gold medal despite being the lowest-ranked qualifiers. But Russia and China have also impressed early on. In the men's draw, reigning world champions USA failed to qualify for the Games. Their roster at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Austria boasted just one player with any meaningful NBA experience.

As a result, the men's draw now looks to be a close-run competition. His trickery and creativity make him the quintessential 3x3 player.

If his ankle injury doesn't trouble him too much, he should lead Serbia to the inaugural gold medal in the men's draw. Along with skateboarding and surfing, 3x3 is part of a push to make the Olympics appeal to a younger audience. With the many options that young people have, we cannot expect any more that they will come automatically to us. We have to go to them. The fast-paced, informal nature of 3x3 basketball is certainly in stark contrast to equestrian events, synchronized swimming, or the modern pentathlon.

Especially when hip-hop music is blaring out of speakers while players dunk and dish the basketball. Visit the new DW website Take a look at the beta version of dw. Go to the new dw. More info OK. Wrong language? Change it here DW. COM has chosen English as your language setting.