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FIBA Women’s Asia Cup to take place in Bengaluru

The city has hosted a number of high-profile FIBA events in recent years, including the previous Women’s Asia Cup in 2017.

July 04, 2019 11:02 pm | Updated 11:02 pm IST - Bengaluru

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The FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2019 (Division A) will take place here from September 24 to 29, it was announced on Thursday.

Division A of the competition features Japan, Australia, China, Korea, Chinese Taipei, India, Philippines and New Zealand. The host of Division B is set to be announced at a later date.

Bengaluru has hosted a number of high-profile FIBA events in recent years, including the previous Women’s Asia Cup in 2017 (Divisions A and B). Japan had defeated Australia in the final on that occasion while India earned promotion to Division A after topping Division B.

The city was also the venue for the FIBA U-16 Women’s Asian Championship in 2017 and the FIBA U-18 Women’s Asian Championship in 2018.

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