2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
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The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
will be an international basketball
competition held in Kaunas
, Lithuania
from June 29–July 8, 2012. It will be the second edition of the Under-17 World Championships.
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
The FIBA Under-17 World Championship is an under-17 basketball championship of the International Basketball Federation . The event was for the first time in July 2010 and is held bi-annually.-Summaries:-Medal table:-MVP Awards:...
will be an international basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competition held in Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
from June 29–July 8, 2012. It will be the second edition of the Under-17 World Championships.
Qualification
- 2011 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
- 2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 ChampionshipThe 2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the Under-17 World Championship 2012 .The tournament was held in Nha Trang, Vietnam from October 18 to October 28.- Qualification :...
- 2011 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
- 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 ChampionshipThe 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship will be the 25th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. 16 teams will feature the competition, held in Czech Republic from July 28 – August 7. Croatia are the defending champion.-Preliminary Round:...
- 2011 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship
- Host country