LC
Years ago

Australia considering bid for 2023 FIBA World Cup

Could Australia host the 2023 FIBA World Cup? According to Basketball Australia CEO Anthony Moore, it is not outside the realm of possibility.

Australia considering bid for 2023 FIBA World Cup

"Here is an opportunity for us. We see what the football [2015 AFC] Asian Cup did, and the [2015] Cricket World Cup [jointly hosted with New Zealand]. The [2015] Netball World Cup, what it did for the netball community, was just phenomenal. These kinds of events can ignite the nation behind your national team, and we are thrilled to be in a position to look at that opportunity."

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Ricey  
Years ago

Why have we not already put a bid forward. Why does it need to be "considered". Ludicrous. Our profile internationally is at an all time high, so why not strike now while we can and try to insure a sustainable market for the sport locally

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LC  
Years ago

The bidding process has just been decided by FIBA this month hence nobody has yet had the time to put in a bid.

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Ricey  
Years ago

Considering though is the word I kind of highlighted. Obviously. The wording they should use is, we are going to make a bid, but we are considering the option of doing it with NZ. There should be no thinking about if a bid is made or not.

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Ricey  
Years ago

And when I said why haven't they, I meant more so why haven't they in the past. Poor wording on my part. Whoops

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blundo  
Years ago

With the 2019 Worlds in China and 2020 Olympics in Japan would they really play a third straight major tournament in the Asia/Oceania area? Tough sell for television in Europe and the Americas.

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