FIBA approves the transfer of the game’s group stage to reels ‘with reservations’

of International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Gave Green light ‘with reservations’ for Lille’s organization of the group stage of the basketball tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

“With the Games (26 July – 11 August 2024) approaching, and in view of the tremendous efforts made by all parties and their experts, it has been confirmed that in particular the requirements of FIBA ​​have been met. FIBA has made an exceptional decision to approve this site with reservations until further notice, as it relates to the health and safety of athletes and the risks associated therewith,” FIBA ​​wrote in a statement on Saturday.

The pavilion, which was to host group stage matches inside the Parc des Expositions of the Porte de Versailles in Paris, Criticism of French basketball playersurged the organizers to move the match to Stade Pierre Moro in Lille.

However, the location of the basketball venue in northern France has sparked controversy within FIBA. The final stages of the women’s and men’s basketball tournaments for the 2024 Olympic Games, From the quarter-finals, you have to play at the Arena de BercyThe game’s 3X3 basketball tournament is scheduled for Place de la Concorde in Paris.