Original title: FIBA announced the list of 44 referees (quote)
The first female referee in the Men’s Basketball World Cup (theme)
Huang Wei, All Media Reporter of Guangzhou Daily
For the first time in the history of the Men’s Basketball World Cup, female referees will be introduced-FIBA recently announced the list of 44 referees for the 2023 Men’s Basketball World Cup, and 3 female referees are among them.
FIBA’s official website reads: “For the first time in FIBA’s flagship competition, three female referees will appear: Amy Bonner, Blanca Burns and Jenna Reno As one of the world-renowned female referees, Bonner has officiated high-level competitions such as WNBA, NBA, and NCAA, and has also officiated a number of FIBA competitions.
The average age of these 44 referees is 40.2 years old, the oldest is 51 years old, and the youngest is 31 years old. Among them, 25 have refereeed the 2019 Men’s Basketball World Cup, and 18 have refereeed the Tokyo Olympic basketball game.
2023-08-18 02:59:00
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