The International Federation of Associated Basketball (FIBA) ratified the separation of Russia and Belarus “indefinitely” in all its competitions due to the warlike conflict that Ukraine suffers.
“No FIBA Basketball Official Competitions will be held in Russia or Belarus until further notice”, pointed out the statement of the Executive Committee of the international entity.
“Russia is eliminated from Group H Y Belarus is eliminated from Group B from the European Qualifiers to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023with no designated replacement teams. All the results of both teams are annulled and consequently, the rest of the teams in the Group advance to the second round of Qualifiers with four games played.”, detailed the organization.
In addition, in relation to the women’s contest, which will have its World Cup from September 22 to October 1 in Australia, the Russian team was eliminated and will replace it Puerto Rico. The sanction will also be carried out in the format of 3×3.
The XIX Men’s Basketball World Cup will be held jointly in Philippines, Japan and Indonesia between August 25 and September 10, 2023; Meanwhile he female pageant will be played in Australia between September 22 and the 1 October 2022.
THE OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
After the decision made on March 1, 2022 and confirmed by Central Board on March 25, 2022of not allowing Russian teams and officials to participate in FIBA Basketball and Basketball 3×3 competitions, the FIBA Executive Committee today confirmed the following decisions regarding the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) and the Belarusian Basketball Federation ( BBF) for the FIBA Basketball Competitions that will take place in the coming months.
The FIBA Executive Committee has decided the following:
• No FIBA Basketball Official Competitions will be held in Russia or Belarus until further notice.
• RBF and BBF teams must be withdrawn from the following FIBA National Team Competitions:
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers
Russia is eliminated from Group H and Belarus is eliminated from Group B of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers, with no designated replacement teams. All the results of both teams are annulled and consequently, the rest of the teams in the Group advance to the second round of Qualifiers with 4 games played. In order to evenly classify the teams in these two groups (H and G; A and B), the first round matches against the last qualified teams from Group G and Group A will not be taken into account for qualification to Groups L. and i.
FIBA Women’s U-17 Basketball World Cup 2022 Russia withdraws from the Women’s U-17 Basketball World Cup
FIBA 2022 to be played in Hungary from July 9-17. second team of any group that did not qualify (qualification in that group was awarded to host Hungary who finished third).
FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022
Russia withdraws from the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 to be played in Australia from September 22 to October 1. The replacement team is Puerto Rico, as decided last March given the circumstances surrounding the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 Qualifying Tournament in Washington DC
• RBF and BBF teams must be withdrawn from the following FIBA 3×3 National Team Competitions:
FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2022
Russia withdraws from the FIBA 3×3 World Cup. The next qualified teams, Israel for women and Slovenia for men, will be invited to participate.
FIBA 3×3 U23 Nations League 2022
Russia withdraws from the FIBA 3×3 U23 Nations League. There will be no replacement teams.
FIBA Europe Cup 3×3 (Qualifiers) 2022
Belarus withdraws from the FIBA 3×3 European Cup Qualifiers 2022. There will be no replacement teams.
Russia withdraws from the FIBA 3×3 European Cup 2022. Replacement teams will qualify via the FIBA 3×3 European Cup 2022 Qualifiers.
FIBA 3×3 U17 Europe Cup Qualifiers 2022
Belarus withdraws from the FIBA 3×3 U17 Europe Cup Qualifiers 2022. There will be no replacement teams.
FIBA World Cup 3×3 U18 2022
Belarus withdraws from the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup 2022. The next qualified teams, Belgium for women and Lithuania for men, will be invited to participate.
• Teams representing Russian or Belarusian clubs or cities, as well as Russian and Belarusian players, cannot register and qualifiers will not be held in Russia or Belarus for the following FIBA 3×3 Professional Circuit events:
FIBA 3×3 World Tour
FIBA 3×3 Challengers
FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series
The FIBA European Zone Board and the Basketball Champions League Board have been invited to make the corresponding decisions for the respective national team and club competitions, which will be communicated in the coming days. FIBA will continue to closely monitor the situation and make further decisions as necessary.
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FIBA excluded Russia and Belarus from the Qualifiers for the next Basketball World Cups