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The Groups and Venues for the FIBA 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments have been drawn

  • Basketball

On November 27, the 4 venues were announced, and the 4 groups that will determine the last available tickets for Paris 2024 were drawn. Spain, Puerto Rico, Greece, and Latvia will seek to secure their passage to Paris 2024 in front of their home crowd.

The highly anticipated draw took place at the FIBA Headquarters in the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball

The 24 teams vying for the 4 spots at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the pinnacle of global basketball

groups of 6 teams consist of 19 teams that earned their place through performances in the recent FIBA Basketball

windows, where giants like Argentina (runner-up until then and the only team to win gold since the USA

World Cup 2023: Germany and Serbia for Europe, Canada and the USA for the Americas, Australia for Oceania


Santiago 2023: Yakiel Sol achieves the second world record at the Chilean Parapan American Games

  • Paralympics Pages

The Cuban athlete made a jump of 7.74 meters in Santiago 2023, surpassing his own record of 7.71 set in Bogotá (Colombia) months ago. Brazil continues to lead, and Colombia holds an advantage over the United States for the second position in the medal standings.

(Foto de Marcelo Hernandez/Santiago 2023 vía Photosport).In team sports, Team USA secured the first win

(Foto de Javier Valdes /Parapanamericanos 2023 vía Photosport).In wheelchair basketball, Canada surpassed

The finals will be against Brazil and Canada, respectively.Goalball competition between Usa vs Argentina


Griner selected for Paris 2024 Olympic training camp by USA Basketball

  • Paris 2024

Brittney Griner has been named to a USA Basketball women's training camp in Atlanta which could lead

that team, that would be the only time I would leave the US soil, and that's just to represent the USA

 As part of its Olympic preparations, USA Basketball is due to participate in the International

Basketball Federation Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Antwerp from February 8 to 11.

is despite the US already securing their place in the women's tournament after winning the Women's Basketball

Four in Cleveland.The US are looking to win an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women's basketball



United States names 631 athletes for Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

  • Santiago 2023

The United States has confirmed a team of 631 athletes for the imminent Pan American Games in Santiago.

are due to compete in 43 of the 46 sporting disciplines on the programme - with the exceptions of 5x5 basketball

in the Santiago 2023 squad ©Getty Images"I am thrilled to welcome these incredible athletes to Team USA

thanks and appreciation to the organisers at Santiago 2023 and Panam Sports for graciously hosting Team USA


Helmut Digel: World sport between nationalisation, privatisation and self-destruction

  • Inside the Blogs

In the world of international sport, dramatic changes have been taking place for a long time, and especially in these days, which have had an impact on their performance, their effects and their scope. 

the past, there were only two centres of power in professional high-performance sports, namely the USA

 The assumption that the four seasons that exist in northern Europe and the USA define the calendar

They have now acquired eleven football clubs in England, USA, Australia, Uruguay, France, India, Italy

There are also plans to enter the American basketball league NBA after it abandoned its former strategy

 In the economic sports model, which was largely influenced by the USA, it was common for investments



NBA star Embiid commits to USA for Paris 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Basketball star Joel Embiid has pledged his allegiance to the United States as he hopes to make his Olympic

Basketball managing director Grant Hill went smoothly.Embiid is the reigning most valuable player (MVP

) in the National Basketball Association (NBA).It was reported last year that Embiid started the process

, and the USA home.

 "After talking to my family, I knew it had to be Team USA.

the bronze medal game, marking the second time the country has failed to medal at the International Basketball


US "Avengers" team coming together as NBA stars begin to commit to Paris 2024

  • Basketball

Kevin Durant is one of a number of top National Basketball Association (NBA) players who have confirmed

The United States will be chasing a fifth consecutive Olympic men's basketball title at Paris 2024 following

victory at Tokyo 2020James told ESPN: "I've got a lot of interest in playing in Paris with Team USA

DeRozan.The decision over making an Olympic appearance has been simplified for many top players by USA


Sheppard the latest big departure from Swimming Australia less than a year before Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Swimming Australia has announced another major exit with less than a year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics after confirming the departure of high performance director Tamara Sheppard.

Sheppard is leaving to become the general manager of high performance at USA Rugby, ending a spell at

Interim President, while chief executive Eugenie Buckley also resigned in April.Sheppard will leave for USA

Sheppard previously worked for Queensland Rugby and also has experience in basketball and netball."

It is an exciting period for USA Rugby with a home Rugby World Cup for both the men and women, and the

 "I know she will make her mark on USA Rugby.


Super moms at IWF World Championships boost weightlifting's image

  • 2023 World Weightlifting Championships

Nearly every day has been a Mother’s Day at the IWF World Championships in Riyadh - because there are so many mums among the 354 taking part here.

oldest mothers lifting in Riyadh were Jenli Wini from Solomon islands, whose son is in the national basketball

Jenny Schumacher, chair of the USA Weightlifting Board, mother, masters weightlifter, and in Riyadh as


Germany see off Serbia to seal first FIBA World Cup title

  • Basketball

Germany were crowned International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup champions for the first time

#FIBAWC x #WinForDeutschland 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/90H5VHORuz— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC

overtime when Mikal Bridges levelled the scores at with a three-pointer from the court.📺 Canada turn back USA

#FIBAWC x #WinForCanada 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/K8J5fnz6Q1— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC)


Germany shock US in 224-point thriller to make FIBA World Cup final

  • Basketball

Germany shocked the five-time champions United States to reach the final of the International Basketball

.📺 Germany stun USA in a high-scoring, instant classic to advance to the Final!

#FIBAWC x #WinForDeutschland 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/YVSF0TBEW8— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC

#FIBAWC x #WinForSrbija 🇷🇸 pic.twitter.com/MtfU7Syff6— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC)


Plouffe sisters star as Canada win FIBA 3x3 Montreal stop

  • Basketball

Canada retained their unbeaten status on home soil in this year’s International Basketball Federation

Bosch.After beating New Zealand and Poland, they earned a 15-10 win in their group stage against a USA

Netherlands won their first stop on the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series with success in Pont du Gard ©FIBAThe USA

then overcoming Germany in the semi-final.The Plouffe sisters excelled once again in a final where USA


Germany and the United States take FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup titles in Hungary

  • 3x3 basketball

Germany and the United States won the men's and women's titles respectively at the International Basketball

record seventh title, with France again losing in the final.Despite a four-point deficit at the star, USA

Mitsugi of Japan in the team of the tournament.Brazil were the first team to face the wrath of the USA