FIBA - Record number of women to referee major FIBA events this summer 04/01/21
FIBA has announced an experienced lineup of referees, with the highest number of women referees to date, to officiate this summer s upcoming tournaments.
For the first time ever, women have been nominated to officiate at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, which will take place from July 3 to 11 in the cities of Riga and Daugavpils. Eight women referees will work at the tournament, while 12 female referees will be at the FIBA U19 Women s Basketball World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary (August 7-15). The number of nominated female referees for both combinations - 20 out of the 56 - is the biggest that it has ever been.