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Qatar picked to host 2027 FIBA men’s basketball World Cup
Team sports
- 29 April, 2023
- 05:46
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Qatar is going to host another World Cup, adding basketball to the sports portfolio of a tiny country with long-term Olympic hosting ambitions, Report informs, citing the South China Morning Post.
The International Basketball Federation picked Qatar to host the 2027 edition of its marquee men’s World Cup on Friday. There was no vote between the competing bids.
Doha will stage every game of the 32-team event in pre-existing venues, FIBA said, also citing upgraded subway and public transport networks that were completed for last year’s men’s football World Cup.
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