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Basketball was first introduced in China by YMCA missionaries by the second half of the 1890s, [4] remaining popular in urban areas during the Republican period. [5] With the creation of the People's Republic of China, the sport retained its popularity, [4] being introduced in PE in schools.
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Its inaugural game was in 1953 in Chile, three years after the ...
v. t. e. Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the seventeenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 9 August to 24 August 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. [1]
4.2 Australia vs China. 5 Third place game. 6 Final. 7 References. ... The final round of the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 29 September to 1 ...
v. t. e. The women's tournament of the basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 9 and ended on August 23, when the United States defeated Australia 92–65 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.
145,519 (3,829 per game) MVP. A'ja Wilson. Top scorer. Arella Guirantes. (18.2 points per game) ← 2018. 2026 →. The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 19th edition of FIBA 's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Sydney, Australia, between 22 September and 1 October 2022.
Women's basketball was introduced as an Olympic sport at Montreal in 1976. [93] From 1976 to 1992, only six countries (teams) participated in the Olympic tournament. However, in 1996 at Atlanta the tournament was expanded to twelve teams. [94] Through the 2016 Olympics, Australia qualified for the Olympic Games through competing in the FIBA ...
China. South Korea. (12 titles) The FIBA Women's Asia Cup is an international basketball tournament which takes place every two years for women's national teams from FIBA Asia, and since 2017 FIBA Oceania. It was known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship until 2001, and the FIBA Asia Women's Championship until 2015.