GOLD COAST (Australia) - FIBA officially announced the hosts for the regional Youth Championships in Oceania in 2020, 2021 and 2022 awarding the rights to Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Guam respectively.

FIBA opened the bidding process in May 2019 for the FIBA Oceania Youth Championships.

"We are delighted to announce and award the hosting rights to Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Guam - their expertise and experience in hosting FIBA events in the last cycle, gives us the confidence in their ability to host the FIBA Youth championships in their respective countries," said FIBA Oceania Executive Director, David Crocker.

The FIBA U15 and U17 Oceania Championships serve as the first step in the qualification process to the FIBA U17 and FIBA U19 World Championships.

The top two finishers of each tournament will guarantee a spot to the FIBA U16 and FIBA U18 Asian Championship - the final qualifier to the World Championships.

Papua New Guinea's recent hosting experience includes the 2015 Pacific Games, 2017 FIBA Melanesia Cup, and the 2018 FIBA U15 Oceania Championship

Samoa hosted the inaugural FIBA Polynesia Cup in 2018 and the recently concluded 2019 Pacific Games.

Guam hosted the inaugural FIBA U17 Oceania Championship in 2017 and will host FIBA Asia Cup Qualifying games for their Senior Men’s team in Feb 2020 and Dec 2020, along with away games in Feb 2021.

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