MIES (Switzerland): FIBA has awarded Indonesia hosting rights for the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2028 and the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2029.
It will be the first time in history that an edition of each showpiece competition will be held in Asia, bringing even more excitement and anticipation to the events.
The decision comes off the back of the country having been proud co-hosts of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and was officially announced during a special visit to Jakarta this week by a FIBA delegation, which included FIBA Treasurer Ingo Weiss and FIBA COO Patrick Mariller.
The delegation met with the President of the Indonesian Basketball Association (PERBASI), Budi Djiwandono; Secretary General of PERBASI, Nirmala Dewi; Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia, Dito Ariotedjo; FIBA Central Board Member and Minister of State Owned-Enterprises of the Republic of Indonesia, Erick Thohir; and the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Indonesia, Wijaya Noeradi.
Widely heralded as the biggest FIBA event in history, the appetite and passion for the sport in Indonesia shone through and was a significant factor in the runaway success of the 2023 tournament.
