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COVID-19
07
Aug
2020

FIBA revamps Restart Guidelines for return to basketball

MIES (Switzerland) – The second edition (2.0) of FIBA’s Restart Guidelines for National Federations and leagues. The purpose of these guidelines is to offer direction and advice for the restart of basketball activities and competitions. As basketball activities and competitions are gradually returning around the world and with the situation relating to COVID-19 evolving since the first publication...
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29
Jul
2020

FIBA gives ‘green light’ for return to basketball games

FOLLOWING the report of the last meeting of the FIBA Medical Advisory Group (MAG), basketball’s global governing body has decided to lift the suspension that has been in place on all FIBA competitions since March 13. The restart of FIBA competitions will be based on the adjusted calendar, confirmed by the FIBA Executive Committee in...
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18
Jul
2020

FIBA lifts general suspension of its competitions

MIES (Switzerland) – Following the report of the last meeting of the FIBA Medical Advisory Group (MAG), FIBA has decided to lift the suspension of all FIBA competitions that have been in place since March 13, 2020. The restart of FIBA Competitions (Basketball and 3×3 Basketball) will be based on the adjusted calendar confirmed by the FIBA Executive...
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26
May
2020

FIBA publishes Guidelines for the Return to Basketball

MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA has published recommendations on returning to basketball, with the Return to Basketball – Restart Guidelines for National Federations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A basketball-specific Risk Assessment Tool has also been produced in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO). FIBA’s guidelines, published in English, French and Spanish, are primarily for National Federations that are seeking...
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15
May
2020

COVID-19 stymies National Basketball team’s preparation

By Calvin Chapman Travis Belgrave, who will be outfitting for Eagles Basketball Club in the Andrew Ifill Knockout tournament that was scheduled to bounce off today with round one action at the Burnham hard court on Middle & Carmichael Streets, during an interview with Kaieteur Sport, has noted that now would’ve been a good time...
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22
Mar
2020

Covid-19 Pandemic Basketball coach urging his troops to stay fit and focused

Junior Hercules, the head coach of the national men’s basketball team which he guided to Guyana’s first Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship win in July, 2018 in Suriname, during an interview with Kaieteur Sport, has called for his players to not get complacent during these troubling times. Junior Hercules The coronavirus (covid-19) has caused many...
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