Basketball trials for Asian Games on 28th

Trials will be held on June 28 at 4:00pm at basketball courts of Government College University in Lahore

By Our Correspondent

June 08, 2024

A picture from a bastketball match being played at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad on February 11, 2023. — Facebook/Pakistan Sports Board

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) has announced one-day trials for selection of the basketball team to compete in the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2024 in the 3x3 format.

The trials will be held on June 28 at 4:00pm at the basketball courts of the Government College University in Lahore. The affiliated units of the PBBF have been directed to nominate budding, talented and upcoming players for the trials.

The nominated sportspersons must be below age of 23 years on December 31, 2024. The national basketball training camp will be sponsored by the Pakistan Sports Board and the qualified coaches will impart training to the selected players.

The PBBF was also exploring possibilities that the selected team also undertake training-cum-competition tour of the neighbouring countries before participation in the Asian Indoor Games. Moreover the PBBF was making efforts to give the team much needed international exposure so that it could get benefit of home ground and crowd to clinch gold in the next South Asian Games being hosted by Pakistan in 2025.