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Yes i think Canada's place should be 3rd at least

Canada advances to AmeriCup semi-finals with dominant win over Colombia SANTIAGO, Chile (July 4, 2025) — Canada is through to the semifinals at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup following a 73–49 win over Colombia on Friday afternoon at the Centro de Deportes Colectivos. With the result, Canada improved to 4–1 at the tournament and secured a semifinal berth for the ninth consecutive AmeriCup tournament. Canada broke the game open in the second quarter, turning a seven-point lead into a 21-point advantage at halftime. The Canadians outscored Colombia 24–10 in the frame and never looked back. Despite shooting just 39 per cent from the field overall, Canada was efficient inside the arc (45.5 per cent) and at the foul line (84 per cent), while holding Colombia to 32 per cent shooting and zero second-chance points. “We're excited about being able to move on to the next round and play in the semifinals,” said head coach Nell Fortner. “I thought our defence was pretty strong today. There are some areas we need to clean up, but we were locked in defensively. If we can smooth out the offence tomorrow, it’ll put us in a better position.” Shay Colley led Canada with 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting from two-point range, while adding eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. She now has 212 career points at the Women’s AmeriCup, moving to sixth all-time among Canadians since 2003. “I thought we did a great job as a team coming in and applying pressure, pushing the pace at the start of the game,” said Colley. https://www.basketball.ca/news/canada-advances-to-americup-semi-finals-with-dominant-win-over-colombia

preliminary squad

Pre-selection for FIBA Americup

@ChandlerMne, @NikolaB, @nenad, @dobar_73 do we have any info when serbia's preliminary squad will be announced?

Quarterfinals New Zealand - Switzerland 84-70 Canada - USA 102-108 Slovenia - Israel 74-58 Germany - Australia 80-67

FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup Team Canada fall to USA (102-108) on the Quarterfinals after strong performance

preliminary roster Rokas Jokubaitis (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Arnas Velicka (Basketball Lowen Braunschweig) Kristupas Zemaitis Mantas Rubstavicius (7bet-Lietkabelis) Margiris Normantas (Rytas) Ignas Sargiunas (Rytas) Deividas Sirvydis (Zalgiris) Ignas Brazdeikis (Zalgiris) Gytis Radzevicius (Rytas) Rokas Giedraitis (Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet) Tadas Sedekerskis (Baskonia) Eimantas Bendzius (APU Udine) Laurynas Birutis (Zalgiris) Jonas Valanciunas (Denver Nuggets) Marekas Blazevicius Azuolas Tubelis (Rytas) * Sabonis and Buzelis out

Team Canada beats Mali by 100-75 in the Round of 16 to move on to the Quarterfinals of the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup on Friday July 4th.

Canada closes out the group phase with a 3-1 record. Next up: Quarterfinals on Friday''

Canada moves to 2-1 in group play. The team will have an off-day tomorrow and return to competition Wednesday vs. Dominican Republic

FIBA U19 WORLD CUP Canada Men’s U19 won yesterday China by 80-72 and today overcame a -17 difference to win slovenia 82-63!!! Canada was down by as much as 17 points in the 2nd quarter at the 3:49 minute mark but a third quarter storm carried them to a 21-0 run and the win.

IOC demands gender equity in sports but not in their procedures...

The new competition site https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-americup-2025

Serbia lost to Mali (70-72)

IOC hits “pause” on Olympic bid process as new president Kirsty Coventry orders review of timing and member involvement Decision will impact current bids to host 2036 Summer Games where India is considered frontrunner, and Switzerland currently in dialogue to host the 2038 Winter Games. Members expected to be educated, but not be able to vote for host city. IOC President Kirsty Coventry at her first Executive Board meeting following election – in Lausanne June 25, 2025 (Photo: IOC/Quinton Meyer) Regions involved in the heated race to host the 2036 Olympic Games might get some more time to strategize after newly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry asked her teams to take a step back. “There was overwhelming support from the IOC members for a pause to be done and a review of the future host election process and we will be setting up a working group to look into this,” Coventry told reporters at her first press conference Thursday following an Executive Board meeting and a day-and-half “pause and reflect” workshop with about 70 members at headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland this week. “That working group will be set up in the next week or so.” Coventry said members had two major concerns: they wanted to be more engaged in the bid process and they wanted to identify the best timing for awarding the events. In 2019, then IOC president Thomas Bach implemented bid reforms that shifted most of the decision making to a hand-picked Future Host Commission and the Executive Board – leaving the general membership without a vote and out of the process that is now carried out behind the curtains. Previously awarded about seven years ahead of the opening ceremony, new rules excluded fixed schedules and instead Executives can allocate the Games whenever they believe the right opportunity exists. Bach replaced the old process where multiple cities battled it out in a final high-stakes election, and he said candidature costs were too high and there were “too many losers.” Coventry said Thursday “the members were in agreement that the way we used to do things is not where we want to go.” The new process resulted in the IOC’s controversial 2021 decision to award Brisbane the 2032 Games uncontested in what was a blindside to other nations vying to host in a race that was thought to be in the early stages. Los Angeles had been previously awarded the 2028 Games 11 years in advance as part of a double allocation with Paris 2024. Last year French Alps was given the 2030 Winter Games with only a six-year lead time. Coventry alluded that lead times that are too long could be burdensome to hosts, but shorter times to prepare might be unmanageable. She said the working group will liaise with current organizing committees and interested future hosts to optimize a strategy. How this will all pan out remains unclear. While Coventry underlined the importance for IOC members to be included and educated in the process, she stopped short of suggesting that they would once again be able to vote for their favorite host. When asked by GamesBids.com how open she was to change, the president said “there’s been very many steps taken to get the process to where it is, very good steps, but it’s really ‘how do we now include the members so that they can also be educated on those steps taken?'” “If you’re not sitting on the Future Host Commission, you’re obviously not getting as much information and it’s such an important part of what we do and members get asked a lot in their own home countries, ‘what’s happening?’, ‘where is it going?’, that they want to better educate themselves.” Several regions are lining up to bid for 2036 and 2040 including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, Hungary, Nusantara in Indonesia, Santiago in Chile, South Africa, Egypt and North Jeolla, South Korea. European bids could come from Germany, Istanbul, Budapest, Barcelona or Madrid. India has been considered one of the lead contenders in the race due to its key political and financial connections with the IOC, and for being the world’s most populous nation without hosting. A high-level delegation had been scheduled to travel to meet the IOC in Lausanne next week and Coventry confirmed that the visit will continue as planned despite the pause, suggesting that it will be an opportunity to receive important feedback. But the president pushed back on any thoughts that India has an advantage in the race explaining “The global South, as far as host cities, is not represented at all [but] my job is to ensure that the policies are in place to allow for anyone and everyone to have the ability to host the Games.” Possible process changes could impact Switzerland’s bid to host the 2038 Winter Games after the nation entered ‘privileged dialogue’ with the IOC last year. An exclusive window was given until the end of 2027 allowing Swiss officials to secure complex government approvals and pass necessary referendums to host the Games which could be awarded if successful. “There’s not going to be any specific opportunities that might outweigh one or the other, but everyone’s going to have a chance to be a part of this review,” Coventry told GamesBids.com before referring to IOC Executive Director Christophe Dubi for clarification. He said “That work [privileged dialogue] continues, and all the further developments will then have to be factored in when it comes to finalizing this part.” The Winter Games have already been awarded until 2034 when Salt Lake City is set to host its second edition. https://gamesbids.com/eng/summer-olympic-bids/ioc-hits-pause-on-bid-process-as-new-president-kirsty-coventry-orders-review-of-timing-and-member-involvement/

Men's Basketball FIBA Under 19 World Cup 2025 Lausanne (SUI) - 28 June 2025 - 6 July 2025 Official Website Programme Results System Facebook Page Discussion Thread

Canada Basketball announced Wednesday the 12 athletes named to the Senior Women’s National Team Jun 25, 2025 TORONTO (June 25, 2025) – Canada Basketball announced Wednesday the 12 athletes named to the Senior Women’s National Team for the upcoming FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2025. Featuring the top ten teams in the zone competing in the most prestigious senior women’s basketball tournament in the Americas, the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2025 is set for June 28-July 6 in Santiago, Chile. All the action will be streaming live on FIBA’s Courtside 1891. Fans can watch for free by creating an account. Canada will share Group A with Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic and El Salvador, with the top four teams in the group advancing to the quarter-finals. From there, a single-knockout format will follow. The top six teams will earn entry into 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup qualifying tournaments. Making up the roster are five Olympians who suited up for the Senior Women’s National Team in Paris last summer, in Kayla Alexander, Shay Colley, Yvonne Ejim, Sami Hill and Syla Swords. While the likes of Bridget Carleton, Aaliyah Edwards and Kia Nurse starring in the WNBA during the competition, in comes seven Canadians who will round out the roster — Niyah Becker, Shy Day-Wilson, Delaney Gibb, Phillipina Kyei, Emily Potter, Merissah Russell and Tara Wallack. Canada will be looking to capture their fourth AmeriCup title, first winning the tournament in 1995, followed by back-to-back victories in 2015 — on home soil in Edmonton — and 2017. Canada has finished top four in each of the last eight editions of the competition, dating back to 2009, including a bronze medal win in 2023. Senior Women’s National Team – FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2025 Roster‍ Kayla Alexander — Milton, Ont. Niyah Becker — Winnipeg, Man. Shay Colley — Halifax, N.S. Shy Day-Wilson — Toronto, Ont. Yvonne Ejim — Calgary, Alta. Delaney Gibb — Raymond, Alta. Sami Hill — Toronto, Ont. Phillipina Kyei — Calgary, Alta. Emily Potter — Winnipeg, Man. Merissah Russell — Ottawa, Ont. Syla Swords — Sudbury, Ont. Tara Wallack — South Surrey, B.C. https://www.basketball.ca/news/canada-basketball-announced-wednesday-the-12-athletes-named-to-the-senior-womens-national-team

and NBA's champion as well!!!

FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup starts today. Canada plays vs China in a few minutes

preliminary roster Isaia Cordinier (Virtus Segafredo Bologna) Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards) Moussa Diabate (Charlotte Hornets) Ousmane Dieng (Oklahoma City Thunder) Sylvain Francisco (Zalgiris) Nadir Hifi (Paris) Jaylen Hoard (Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv) Mouhammadou Jaiteh (AS Monaco) Mathias Lessort (Panathinaikos Aktor) Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Baskonia) Theo Maledon (Real Madrid) Frank Ntilikina (Partizan Mozzart Bet) Elie Okobo (AS Monaco) Vincent Poirier (Anadolu Efes) Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks) Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards) Matthew Strazel (AS Monaco) Guerschon Yabusele (Philadelphia 76ers) Training camp is scheduled to tip off on July 24 in Paris.