Sport Basketball Inaugural season 1989 | Founded 1989 No. of teams 10 | |
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Formerly Tournament of the Americas for Women Continent FIBA Americas (Americas) |
The FIBA Americas Championship for Women is the name commonly used to refer to the American Women's Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Americas Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and the Olympic Games.
Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.
References
FIBA Americas Women's Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA