Basketball Men's Asian Cup Qualifier First Round Postponed due to spread of new virus infection February 14 11:30
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the basketball men's Asian Cup qualifiers scheduled to be held in Chiba on 21st this month have been postponed to the Japan-China game.
This was announced by FIBA = International Basketball Federation.
The basketball men's Japanese national team was scheduled to play China in Chiba on 21st of this month in the first round of the qualifying for the Asian Cup next year.
FIBA has decided to postpone this match due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Teams that have won the qualifying round and will compete in the Asian Cup next year can qualify for the 2023 World Cup, which will lead to the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.
A new schedule for the postponed match has not yet been finalized and FIBA will announce it at a later date.