{"id":138480,"date":"2025-05-16T19:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/138480\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"fiba-extends-belarus-basketball-ban-until-august","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/138480\/","title":{"rendered":"FIBA extends Belarus basketball ban until August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has extended the suspension of Belarusian national teams and clubs from competitions under its auspices, the federation&#8217;s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspension will last until the next FIBA Executive Committee meeting in August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanctions against Belarusian (and Russian) basketball have been extended several times since the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/syrica_zerkalo-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/syrica_zerkalo-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/syrica_zerkalo-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/syrica_zerkalo-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/syrica_zerkalo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/syrica_zerkalo.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian police arrest FIBA referee<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 12,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Police have arrested Alaksandar Syryca, a prominent basketball official, on his return to Belarus, Euroradio reported. 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