Bengaluru to host FIBA Women’s Basketball League Asia in October

Bengaluru will host the third edition of the FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia (WBL Asia) from October 20 to 25 at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, FIBA Asia and Karnataka Olympic Association president K Govindaraj confirmed. This is the first time the women's club competition will be held in India. Top teams from China, Korea, Japan and Chinese Taipei are expected to participate.

The tournament was previously held in Chengdu and Dongguan, China. Separately, the Karnataka State Basketball Association felicitated the state's medal winners from recent national competitions. Karnataka's boys' team, which won gold at the 76th Junior National Basketball Championship, received a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. Silver medallists received Rs 5 lakh, bronze medallists got Rs 3 lakh, and the 3×3 women's team was awarded Rs 2 lakh.