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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