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Basketball: India To Host FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 At Ahmedabad
The South Asian Basketball Association: India will host the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 in Ahmedabad from August 13 to 23, 2026. The FIBA Regional Office-Asia confirmed on Wednesday that this will be the third time the country has held the continent’s premier youth basketball tournament.
Ahmedabad, one of India’s fastest-growing sports cities, will welcome 16 of the best U18 national teams from Asia and Oceania for the biennial tournament. The city is home to the world’s largest cricket stadium and will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. It is also bidding for the 2036 Olympics, which strengthens its standing as an important international sports destination.
India hosted the tournament in Bengaluru in 2004 and Kolkata in 1998. Both events were historically significant for Asian basketball.
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