 | |||
| FIBA ranking | 123  (6 December 2021) [1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1948 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Iraqi Basketball Association | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
Women's Basketball is growing in Iraq since the first the second Gulf War. Which became a subject of the documentary Salaam Dunk. [2] [3]
The Australian women's national basketball team is nicknamed the Opals, after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country. From 1994 onwards, the Opals have been consistently competitive and successful having won nine medals at official FIBA international tournaments, highlighted by a gold medal winning performance at the 2006 World Championship in Brazil. At the now-defunct regional Oceania Championship for Women, the Opals won 15 titles. Effective in 2017, FIBA combined its Oceanian and Asian zones for official senior competitions; following this change, the Opals compete in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
The France women's national basketball team represents France in international women's basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. The team is nicknamed Les Bleues {The Blues}. However, after their unexpected triumph at the 2009 EuroBasket the team earned the name Les Braqueuses due their spectacular play. France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications.
The USA Basketball Women's National Team, commonly known as the United States Women's National Basketball Team, is governed by USA Basketball and competes in FIBA Americas. The team is by far the most successful in international women's basketball, winning nine out of eleven Olympic tournaments it had entered. It also won eight of the last eleven World Cups, and ten titles overall. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.
The Brazil women's national basketball team won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.
Tunisia women's national basketball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the nationally controlled basketball team representing Tunisia at world basketball competitions for women. It is administered by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).
South Africa national basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Africa in international competitions. The governing body of the team is Basketball South Africa.
The Iraq national basketball team represents Iraq in international basketball competitions. It is one out of only two Arab nations to ever qualify for the Men's Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympics.
Angola women's national basketball team is the basketball team which represents Angolan women internationally. In 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women They won their first Continantal African title and they qualified for the first time to 2012 Summer Olympics. They have made their only appearance so far in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2014, where they finished last among 16 teams.
The China women's national basketball team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
The South Korea women's national basketball team is administered by the Korea Basketball Association.
The Japan women's national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.
India women's national basketball team is a national women's national basketball team, from India.
The Italy women's national basketball team represents Italy in international women's basketball competitions. At the European Women's Basketball Championship the Italian team won Gold medals in 1938.
Afghanistan women's national basketball team was formed by US troops after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. The Afghanistan women's national basketball team was run by the Afghan Olympic Committee.
The Egypt women's national basketball team is the nationally controlled basketball team representing Egypt at world basketball competitions for women.
The Ivory Coast women's national basketball team is the national team representing Ivory Coast in basketball competitions for women. It is administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.
The Singapore women's national basketball team is the national basketball team of Singapore. It is managed by the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS), formerly the Singapore Amateur Basketball Association (SABA).
The Denmark women's national basketball team represents Denmark in international women's basketball competition. The team is controlled by the Danish Basketball Association (DBBF).
The Kenya women's national basketball team represents Kenya in international competitions. It is administrated by the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF).
The 2021 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2021, was the 38th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by France and Spain between 17 and 27 June 2021. It was the third time to be hosted by multiple countries. The tournament also served as part of European qualification for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, with the top six nations advancing to the qualifying tournaments. The final were planned to be held at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris but moved to the Pavelló Municipal Font de San Lluís, in Valencia.
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