2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and Japan since their first hosted tournaments in 1978 and 2006 respectively. The top eight teams including France as the host for the 2024 Summer Olympics (where two teams each are coming from the Americas and Europe; and the top teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania) in this competition will guarantee a spot at the men's basketball tournament in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. On 7 June 2016, FIBA approved the bidding process for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 1 June 2017, FIBA confirmed the list of candidates for the hosting of the World Cup. Solo bidders Russia
2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships United States winners of the 2014 edition in the men's and women's tournaments respectively. The pools for the tournaments were unveiled on 20 September 2016. 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships The 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships, hosted by China, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament was run between 11 and 15 October 2016, in Guangzhou outside the Tianhe Sport Complex. It was co-organized by the FIBA. On May 10, 2015, FIBA announced the Guangzhou as host city of the 2016 tournament. The FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking was used