Australia's team pose for a picture following their victory in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup third place basketball match between Australia and South Korea in Amman on October 3, 2021, according to the file photo dated to October 3, 2021. Sydney will host the FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A from June 26 to July 2, 2023. PHOTO AFP SYDNEY Australia's Sydney will host the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A from June 26 to July 2, the Australian state government of New South Wales NSW confirmed on Wednesday.
This will be the second consecutive year that Sydney welcomes international teams and fans to its shores after successfully hosting the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in September last year.
The FIBA Women's Asia Cup will see the region's leading basketball nations battle it out for gold at Sydney Olympic Park and give Sydney's passionate basketball fans the chance to get behind the Opals, NSW Minister for Sport Alister Henskens in a statement.
This year's FIBA Women's Asia Cup will include a likely eye-watering rematch between world No. The minister said that China and Australia are 3, and they will be added to that.
Basketball Australia Chief Executive Officer Matt Scriven said this will be the first time Australia has hosted the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
Scriven said that we're extremely honored that the best basketball players from across the region will make their way to Sydney to compete on our home soil.
South Korea is the all-time leader in Women's Asia Cups with 12 titles, followed by China's 11.
The FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B will be held later on August 13 - 19 in Bangkok, Thailand.