Qatar to host men's basketball World Cup in 2027
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The men's basketball World Cup will be in Qatar in 2027. The small country has ambitions of hosting the Olympics in the future. The country hosted the soccer World Cup this year.
Doha will stage every game of the 32-team event in pre-existing venues, FIBA said, also citing upgraded subway and public transport networks that were completed for last year's men’s soccer World Cup.
Qatar faced fierce criticism during a massive, 12-year construction project for the soccer World Cup because of the gas-rich nation's treatment of its migrant labor force. FIBA made no reference to labor or human rights issues in announcing its decision, which came on the eve of the 2023 tournament draw.
Asked how it considered rights issues, FIBA said in a statement that with no construction needed in Qatar "time and cost savings from not building any new venues will be focused into delivering the strongest possible social legacy."
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