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The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basketball), is an association of national organisations which governs international competition in basketball.

#EBW2024 Takes Over Schools: Building a Unified Generation through Basketball!

European Basketball Week 2024 will focus on schools and Unified Basketball among the younger generations
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FIBA Foundation’s Youth Leadership Programme: Driving Inclusion in Finland and Beyond!

Lauri Aaltonen—a Unified Partner and volunteer with Special Olympics Finland—is working with the Finnish Basketball Federation to drive inclusion forward as part of the FIBA Foundation’s Youth Leadership programme.
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Special Olympics Athletes Wow the Crowds at the 2024 FIBA Open

Eleven Special Olympics teams were among over 1,000 basketball players at the recent FIBA Open in Mies, the largest 3x3 basketball tournament in Switzerland, on 15 and 16 June 2024.
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Special Olympics and FIBA Foundation: A Natural Fit

The recent FIBA Open in Mies, Switzerland shows the partnership between Special Olympics and the FIBA Foundation in action.
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Unity and Female Empowerment in the Spotlight for the Anniversary Edition of European Basketball Week

More than 250 local and national events will be held across the Europe and Eurasia region as Special Olympics celebrates a milestone EBW edition and a new level of engagement.
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Special Olympics and the FIBA Foundation Sign New MOU for Inclusion

Special Olympics International and the FIBA Foundation have come together to sign a new two-year MOU, Memorandum of Understanding, as they continue their individual and combined efforts to promote basketball as a tool for social development.
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First-Ever Basketball Africa League and Special Olympics Unified Sports Event Took Place This Past Month

Last month on 17 March the first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Special Olympics Unified Sports event took place in Dakar, Senegal.
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Special Olympics UAE Unified 3x3 Basketball Team Reaches FIBA 3X3 Basketball Tournament Final

Special Olympics United Arab Emirate’s Unified 3x3 Basketball team earned a place in the finals of The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3X3 Basketball tournament organized by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council on Hudayriyat MarVista on 22 October 2021.
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Special Olympics Announce Major Youth Basketball Tournament

Special Olympics Europe Eurasia has today—on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities—announced that the first ever European Unified Youth Basketball Tournament will take place in Sansepolcro, Italy in October 2021.
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Basketball for Good Honduras: “Choose to Include”

The Honduran National Basketball Federation (FENABAH) and Special Olympics Honduras joined forces to strengthen adapted sports, by beginning collaborations to foster activities from the “Basketball for Good Honduras” initiative.
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