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Youth basketball European Championships
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In addition to the FIBA Europe events, the two World Championships for U17 will also be contested in Europe.
The Netherlands are the hosts for the women's U17 World Championship event while Lithuania will stage the men's event.
France U17 women qualified as hosts for the world championship in 2010 but lost to the USA (62-92) in the final and failed to qualify for the 2012 edition after finishing 7th during the 2011 U16 European Championship for Women Division A.
In 2012 France will again play in Division A in all age groups during the European Championships. France U17 men will also take part in the world championship.
At the time of writing this article the hosts for the U20 European Championships for Men Division A has not been confirmed.
Host nations, venues and dates for all the 2012 events:
U20 European Championship Women, Division A, 16-26 August, Hungary
U20 European Championship Women, Division B, 16-26 August, Klatovy, Czech Republic
U18 European Championship Women, Division A, 26 July - 5 August, Romania
U18 European Championship Women, Division B, 26 July - 5 August, F.Y.R. of Macedonia
FIBA U17 World Championship for Women, 17-26 August, Netherlands
U16 European Championship Women, Division A, 12-22 July, Hungary
U16 European Championship Women, Division B, 2-22 July, Tallinn, Estonia
U16 European Championship Women, Division C, date not confirmed, Gibraltar
U20 European Championship Men, Division A, 12-22 July, venue not confirmed
U20 European Championship Men, Division B, 12-22 July, Sofia, Bulgaria
U18 European Championship Men, Division A, 9-19 August, Vilnius/Klaipeda, Lithuania; Liepaja, Latvia
U18 European Championship Men, Division B, 9-19 August, Bosnia and Herzegovina
FIBA U17 World Championship for Men, 29 June - 8 July, Latvia
U16 European Championship Men, Division A, 19-29 July, Latvia/Lithuania
U16 European Championship Men, Division B, 19-29 July, Brasov, Romania
U16 European Championship Men, Division C, date not confirmed, Gibraltar
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Date created: 26 November 2011
