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The 2006 Basketball World Championship will be hosted by Japan in August and September 2006. It is co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organizing Committee. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Children playing Association Football. ... Image File history File links FIBA_2006_logo. ... Image File history File links FIBA_2006_logo. ... The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the basketball. ...

For the first time since 1986, the World Championship will have 24 competing nations, an increase from 16.

Venues

Hamamatsu (浜松市; -shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka, Japan. ... Hamamatsu Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. ... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ... Hiroshima Green Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Saitama ) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... Saitama Super Arena (Japanese: さいたまスーパーアリーナ Saitama Sūpā Arīna) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... Sapporo ) (help· info) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population and the third-largest by geographic area. ... Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Sapporo, Japan. ... Sendai City Hall Mayor Katsuhiko Umehara Address 〒980-8671 Sendai-shi, Aoba-ku, Kokubun-cho 3-7-1 Phone number 022-261-1111 Official website: Sendai City Sendai ) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku (northeast) region. ... Sendai Gymnasium (仙台市体育館; Sendai-shi Taiikukan) is an indoor sporting arena located in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. ...

Competing nations

The following national teams will be competing:

Japan qualified as the host country, and Italy, Puerto Rico, Serbia & Montenegro, and Turkey gained FIBA wild-card invitations. Argentina qualified as the champion of the 2004 Olympics. The remaining 18 countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournments (six from Europe, four from the Americas, three from each of Asia and Africa and two from Oceania). Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ...

The draw for 2006 World Championship was held in Tokyo on 15 January 2006. In the preliminary rounds, Group A will play at Sendai, Group B at Hiroshima, Group C at Hamamatsu and Group D at Sapporo. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Basketball World Championship

The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for mens national teams held quadrennially. ...

External links

• FIBA World Championship 2006 Official Site