Japan will host the FIBA Women¡¯s Basketball ?World Cup in 2030 and France will host the men¡¯s tournament in 2031, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said on Wednesday.
The women¡¯s ?competition will be held in Tokyo ?from ?Nov.?26 to Dec.?8, ?2030, while the men¡¯s World Cup will be contested across Lille, Lyon and ?Paris from Aug. 29 to Sept.?14, 2031, ?FIBA said in a statement.
Japan and France hosted the two most?recent ?summer Olympic Games, ?with Tokyo staging the?Games that were delayed by the ?COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and ?Paris hosting the Olympics in ?2024. Japan¡¯s women and France¡¯s ?men ?won silver medals on home soil at those games.
¡°Japan and France are two basketball-loving nations, two destinations extremely popular ?with our fans, players and partners,¡± FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis said.
Japan previously hosted the men¡¯s basketball World Cup in ?2006, ?but this is the first ?time the country will host the women¡¯s ?World Cup. France will host a basketball World Cup event for the first time.
Germany is hosting the women¡¯s ?World Cup this year from Sept.?4 to 13, and Qatar will host the men¡¯s World Cup in 2027.
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