Chinanews.com, April 28. A few days ago, the FIBA website announced the U19 Men's and Women's World Cup draw time and team division. However, the Chinese U19 men's and women's basketball teams that have qualified for the competition did not appear in the list.
Image source: FIBA website.
Image source: FIBA website.
According to media reports, China's U19 men's and women's basketball teams withdrew from this World Cup.
But as of now, the Chinese Basketball Association has no official explanation on this matter.
The U19 Men's Basketball World Cup will be held in Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia from July 3 to 11, 2021 local time.
The U19 Women's Basketball World Cup will be held in Debrecen, Hungary on August 7-15, 2021 local time.
Affected by the epidemic, the 2020 youth championships on all continents except Africa have not been held. Therefore, the qualification for the World Cup is determined by the FIBA young men's and women's world rankings. China's U19 men's and U19 women's basketball teams have both Already qualified to participate.
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