{"id":35077,"date":"2014-12-13T01:05:40","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T17:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=35077"},"modified":"2014-12-12T23:31:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T15:31:39","slug":"qatar-seeks-another-world-cup-among-6-bidders-to-host-mens-basketball-event-in-2019-or-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/13\/qatar-seeks-another-world-cup-among-6-bidders-to-host-mens-basketball-event-in-2019-or-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar seeks another World Cup, among 6 bidders to host men\u2019s basketball event in 2019 or 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Billboard touting the Qatar as a 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding nation. daly3d abd \/ Flickr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MIES, Switzerland\u2014The United States team may be going to Qatar to defend its basketball World Cup title in 2019 as the emirate seeks to add to its sports portfolio.<\/p>\n

Qatar is among six bidders to host one of the tournament\u2019s next two editions, in 2019 or 2023, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said Thursday.<\/p>\n

China, Germany, the Philippines and Turkey also want to host one of the events. Germany may bid alone or with France.<\/p>\n

The FIBA ruling board will choose the 2019 host in June, and may also pick the 2023 host from the remaining bidders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe commitment to growing basketball as well as to stage first-class sporting events is something they all have in common\u201d FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann said in a statement.<\/p>\n

FIBA did not specify when the 32-nation 2019 tournament would be played. Its men\u2019s world championship traditionally starts in late-August and finishes in mid-September.<\/p>\n

A USA team starring James Harden and Kyrie Irving beat Serbia 129-92 on Sept. 14 in Madrid to win the 2014 tournament.<\/p>\n

FIBA is switching to odd-numbered years in 2019 in part to avoid FIFA World Cup years when broadcasters and sponsors are focused on the soccer tournament.<\/p>\n

Qatar will host the soccer World Cup in 2022. The gas-rich emirate\u2019s events portfolio also includes the athletics worlds in 2019, and the handball worlds in January.<\/p>\n

Though the IOC denied Qatari capital Doha candidate status for the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, a third bid is expected for the 2024 Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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