Virtus International Basketball Federation is seeking hosts for a number of 2028-2030 championships

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The Virtus International Basketball Federation (VIBF) has today opened the bid process for a number of events, including major World Cup and World Championships.  Bidding is open to all National Member Organisations of Virtus and the process is usually a competitive one, as hosting an event can have considerable benefits for the host nation and athletes who have the rare opportunity to compete on home-soil.

Jan Stirling (VIBF President) said “VIBF is blessed with so many organisations who are willing to host our event programme, which grows with each 4-year cycle.  The period to the 2031 Global Games will be no different as we see ii2 (athletes with severe intellectual disability and/or multiple impairment) and ii3 (athletes with autism) competition included across our sport programme – a major expansion which ensures fairer and more competitive events”.

The VIBF event program through until 2031 is set out below:

 

2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
3×3 World Cup event for men and women In conjunction with a Virtus Regional Games 3×3 and 5×5 event for men and women at the Global Games 3×3 World Cup event for men and women 3×3 and 5×5 World Championship for men and women 3×3 World Cup event for men and women In conjunction with a Virtus Regional Games 3×3 and 5×5 event for men and women at the Global Games
Venue tbc Cairo, Egypt Open for bids Open for bids Open for bids Venue tbc
    Bid deadline 31/01/2026 Bid deadline 30/06/2026 Bid deadline 31/03/2026  

*Note:  For the avoidance of doubt, all events held later than June 2025 should include, where viable, competition for II1, II2 and II3 athletes and this should be reflected in the bid document.

Further information about the events open to bid can be found on the Virtus website.