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2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup will be held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.
Countdown clock outside the FIBA headquarters in Mies,Switzerland as of June 2013.
The United States automatically qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with their 129–92 win over Serbia in the Gold Medal game.
Host selection[edit]
FIBA opened the bidding process on 10 January 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on 30 April 2008. Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain,France,Denmark,Russia,Saudi Arabia,Qatar,Italy,Greece, and China.
Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA:China which would have hosted the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship later that year, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in EuroBasket Women 2007, and FIBA EuroBasket 2007 host Spain.
On 23 May 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in Geneva in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round,Arvydas Sabonis and Saša Djordjević announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight. FIBA Basketball World Cup
The History of the FIBA Basketball World Cup began with the first FIBA World Championship in 1950. The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of theInternational Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1950 (the 1958 tournament was
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Sports Event
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup will be held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.
Countdown clock outside the FIBA headquarters in Mies,Switzerland as of June 2013.
The United States automatically qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with their 129–92 win over Serbia in the Gold Medal game.
Host selection[edit]
FIBA opened the bidding process on 10 January 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on 30 April 2008. Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain,France,Denmark,Russia,Saudi Arabia,Qatar,Italy,Greece, and China.
Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA:China which would have hosted the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship later that year, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in EuroBasket Women 2007, and FIBA EuroBasket 2007 host Spain.
On 23 May 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in Geneva in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round,Arvydas Sabonis and Saša Djordjević announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight. FIBA Basketball World Cup
The History of the FIBA Basketball World Cup began with the first FIBA World Championship in 1950. The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of theInternational Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1950 (the 1958 tournament was