At the same time, the committee also announced that it would continue to hold a meeting on the 9th to discuss the change of the European basketball tournament plan in 2021.
Xinhua News Agency, Paris, April 8 (reporter Xiao Yazhuo) The European Commission of the International Basketball Federation announced on the 8th that in view of the current situation of the new coronavirus epidemic in Europe, all European basketball events this summer will be canceled.
The European Commission of the International Basketball Federation made the above decision after the video conference was held on that day. 16 European basketball matches including men’s and women’s U16, U18 and U20 European Youth Championships will be canceled.
At the same time, the committee also announced that it would continue to hold a meeting on the 9th to discuss the change of the European basketball tournament plan in 2021.
According to the original calendar, the women’s basketball European Championship will be held in June 2021and the men’s basketball European Championship will be held from August to September. However, due to the delay of the Tokyo Olympic Games to the summer of 2021, the time of these two events will probably be postponed.