Bahrain counting down to FIBA U18 Asia Cup
Bahrain’s youth men’s national basketball team are entering the final stages of their preparations for the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026, with the continental championship set to tip off in Ahmedabad, India, on August 13.
The reigning Arab and Gulf champions have been training at the Bahrain Basketball Association Arena in Um Al Hassam under head coach Salman Ramadhan and his technical staff as they fine-tune their preparations ahead of the tournament.
The squad is scheduled to depart for India tomorrow, where they will compete against some of Asia’s strongest basketball nations in the 16-team championship.
Bahrain have been drawn in Group B alongside Lebanon, New Zealand and Syria.
Group A consists of defending champions Australia, Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and Thailand. Group C features China, Iran, Qatar and Sri Lanka, while Group D includes South Korea, Japan, hosts India and Kazakhstan.
The Bahrainis will begin their campaign against Lebanon on the opening day before taking on New Zealand on August 15. They will complete the group stage against Syria on August 17.
The winners of each group will advance directly to the quarter-finals, while the teams finishing second and third will contest a play-in round on August 20 for the remaining places in the last eight.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for August 21, followed by the semi-finals on August 22.
A place in the final four will also secure qualification for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2027, which will be held in Pardubice, Czechia, from June 26 to July 4 next year.
The tournament concludes on August 23, when the gold and bronze medal games, along with the final classification matches, will be played.
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