MIES (Switzerland) - Following the candidatures received for the FIBA U17 and U19 Basketball World Cups for both men and women, FIBA's Central Board has confirmed the hosts of the upcoming Youth World Cups.

The multi-year hosting model, introduced by FIBA in 2019, enables National Federations to host consecutive Youth World Cups, both U17 and U19 men's and women's. This model was put in place in order to maximize synergies and better organize and manage events while allowing National Federations to showcase their event-hosting capabilities at the world stage.

Below are the confirmed hosts for the U17 and U19 World Cups for both men and women taking place in 2024 through to 2027:

FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024

Host: Turkish Basketball Federation       
Dates: June 29 to July 7 

FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024

Host: Mexican Basketball Federation
Dates: July 13 to 21

FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025

Host: Swiss Basketball
Dates: June 28 to July 6

FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025

Host: Czech Basketball Federation
Dates: July 12 to 20

FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026

Host: Turkish Basketball Federation
Dates: June 27 to July 5

FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2026

Host: Czech Basketball Federation
Dates: July 11 to 19

FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2027

Host: Czech Basketball Federation
Dates: June 26 to July 4

One of FIBA's long-term strategic objectives is to 'Develop Youth Basketball', with the aim of enhancing development opportunities for young players, coaches and National Federations, and for the first time ever, Mexico and Switzerland have been awarded hosts of a FIBA world-level event.

The 2023 U19 World Cups were awarded in 2020 and 2021 and are set to take place in Madrid for the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2023 from July 15 to 23 and in Debrecen for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup from June 24 to July 2. 

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