FIBA Asia Switches U-16 Asian Championship Host
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – FIBA Asia confirmed Lebanon will be the host of the FIBA U-16 Asian Championships 2019 for men.
The FIBA U-16 Asian Championship 2019 will be played April 5-12, 2020 in Lebanon and will feature the top 16 teams from Asia and Oceania.
The competition had originally been scheduled to be held in Tehran, Iran.
The participating teams will be divided into four groups of four teams each.
The teams qualified for the event are: Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, China, Australia, New Zealand, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, India, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
The top four teams will represent Asia-Oceania at the FIBA U-17 Basketball World Cup 2020 in Sofia, Bulgaria taking place in July.
