BEIRUT (Lebanon) - The FIBA Asia Board held its third meeting for the 2023-2027 cycle in Jeddah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
The meeting, chaired by FIBA Asia President Dr. K Govindaraj, was attended by FIBA President Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani, FIBA Secretary General Mr. Andreas Zagklis, and FIBA Executive Director Asia, Mr. Hagop Khajirian.
The year’s first Board meeting took place at the close of yet another productive period where the Regional Office in Asia delivered some key initiatives - during the period between April 2024 and December 2024 - including the launch of the Women’s Basketball League Asia, the continental youth events in combination with two FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers (Window 1 and Window 2), and the successful delivery of the inaugural season of FIBA’s latest pan-regional competition, the BCL Asia Qualifiers.
The Board laid special emphasis on delivering the FIBA Plus, an initiative aimed at Empowering National Federations, the first of FIBA’s three pillars in Strategic Priorities for 2023-27.
The Board acknowledged the continuously growing success of FIBA owned leagues in Asia with special notes on the progress made in the three seasons of FIBA-WASL and the launch of a revamped competition system for BCL Asia Qualifiers, now rechristened BCL Asia-East.
The inaugural Women’s Basketball League Asia played in October 2024, and the overwhelming response it received from fans – the final game being watched by 2.7 million viewers online added to the 8,000 spectators on court was applauded.
The Board noted that the growth of leagues and the launch of Women’s Basketball League – Asia was well directed towards achieving the other two of FIBA pillars – Women in Basketball and Shaping International Club Competitions.
The Board meeting also laid out a clear road map to execute this year’s FIBA Asia Cup 2025 in Jeddah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 in Shenzhen (China) setting goals for unprecedented standards in the presentation and implementation of the two flagship events.
The Board was also presented with the activity reports and programs carried out by the departments in the Regional Office.
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