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The first official Women's World Cup, known as the Women's World Championship through its 2014 edition, was held in Chile in 1953. [8] The tournament was expanded to 16 countries (teams) in 1990. Since 2017, Australia qualifies for the World Cup through competing in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup , held each four years in the year preceding the ...
During the 1983 Australian Club Championships, a workshop was held to discuss women's basketball and from that meeting came the decision to bring together a second tier of clubs to form the Women's Basketball Conference (WBC). There were now 20 women's teams playing in a home and away competition, which immediately improved the standard of ...
Women have been active in playing wheelchair basketball in Australia for several years. They first appeared on the Paralympic seen at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, despite women's wheelchair basketball being competed for at the Paralympics since 1968. [3] Notable players include Liesl Tesch and Donna Ritchie. [4] [5]
The 2019–20 Sydney Uni Flames season is the 40th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). [1] Brydens Lawyers remain as the Flames' naming rights sponsor for the seventh consecutive season. [2] [3]
Having obtained Australian citizenship in November 2015, Griffin pledged her allegiances to, and represents Australia internationally. [66] e Liz Cambage was born in London, England, to a Nigerian father and Australian mother, but moved to Australia with her mother at three months old. [67] f Sami Whitcomb was born and raised in Ventura ...
The 2019–20 Canberra Capitals season was the 36th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). [1] The Capitals were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title, taking home their ninth championship with a 2–0 win over the Southside Flyers.
Lauren Jackson ended her illustrious international career with a fifth Olympic medal. The 43-year-old Australian star has now won three silver medals and two bronze after the Opals beat Belgium 85 ...
Sporn played 304 games for the Australia women's national basketball team, the Opals, earning three Olympic Games medals – two silver medals (2000 and 2004) and a bronze (1996). She also competed at the World Championships in 1990, 1994 and 1998. [4] [1] Sporn is a member of the Australian Sports Hall of Fame and the Australian Basketball ...