THE FIBA Executive Committee met today for the first time in 2022, and among other things decided to hold a day earlier the “window” of August.
Specifically, accepting the suggestion of the Organizing Committee, in order to increase the days between the end of the August Window for qualifying for the World Cup until the start of Eurobasket (September 1-17), the Windows matches will take place one day earlier. , So, the first match of the Window will be held on 24-25 August (instead of 25-26 / 8) and the second on 27-28 August (instead of 28-29). In this way, the teams that will take part in Eurobasket will have at least three days until the Jambol of the European Championship.
In terms of Women, the Executive Committee accepted the proposals of the Organizing Committee and in order to offer more competitive games and more opportunities to teams that did not have them, will implement a new system, which will be a pre-qualifying phase for the World Cup and the Olympic Games. Specifically, the 16 best teams, 4 from each FIBA ​​geographical area, that did not qualify for the World Cup or the Olympic Games, take part in an event that will be held every two years, starting in August 2024. The winner This tournament will get you a direct ticket to the World Cup or Olympic qualifiers. which means another opportunity for teams that did not have it before.
Finally, the calendar for the period 2023-27 was approved.
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