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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Several European Basketball Tournaments Delayed

Basketball - FIBA World Cup - Classification Games 5-6 - Serbia v Czech Republic - Wukesong Sport Arena, Beijing, China - September 14, 2019 Serbia's Nikola Milutinov in action REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Some European basketball club competitions have been rescheduled because of various coronavirus restrictions on the continent.

The regular season of the Europe Cup is now scheduled to begin in January. FIBA had hoped to start the second-tier competition by October.

FIBA also said the EuroCup women’s qualifying rounds have been pushed back to December. The regular season is scheduled to begin in January.

FIBA still hopes to start its women’s EuroLeague on time with the regular season scheduled to begin in mid-October.

The FIBA Europe board will next meet in October and will discuss holding its competitions in single-venue “bubbles.”

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