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Russia appealed the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), [2] which ruled in favour of WADA on 17 December 2020, but cut the ban from four to two years. [3] Had Russia qualified, its players would have been able to use its name, flag and anthem at the World Cup, as a result of the nation's two-year ban expiring on 16 December 2022.
The 24 national teams that qualified for EuroBasket 2022 automatically qualified for this stage. They were joined by eight teams qualified through the pre-qualifiers. In total, 32 teams were divided into eight home-and-away round robin groups of four teams. Games were played in 2021 and 2022.
The qualifying tournaments took place from 2 to 5 October 2023 with six tournaments consisting of three teams, while one tournament will feature four teams. The winner of each tournament advanced to the regular season, which has been expanded for the 2023–24 season to feature 40 clubs split across 10 groups of four.
The qualifiers took place from November 2021 to February 2023 with 80 national teams competing for a spot in the World Cup. The road to the 2023 World Cup began in February 2020 with the start of the European pre-qualifiers, which ended in August 2021. The draw for the qualifiers were held on 31 August 2021 in Mies, Switzerland. [6] [7]
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
The 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 17th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-20 teams. It was played from 7 to 16 July 2023 in Skopje , North Macedonia .
The 2023–24 EuroCup Women was the 22nd edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name. LDLC ASVEL Féminin are the defending champions, but won't defend their title because they're taking part in the 2023–24 EuroLeague Women .
The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League was the 8th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier [citation needed] European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 17 October 2023 and ended with the championship game on 28 April 2024.