BASKETBALL WORLD CUP SETS NEW BENCHMARK FOR FANS

The 2023 Basketball World Cup has served as a landmark event for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Taking place in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, the tournament’s opening game on August 25 shattered the event’s attendance record as 38,115 fans took to the vast 50,000-seat Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria to watch co-hosts the Philippines fall to an 87-81 defeat against the Dominican Republic.