FIBA youth competitions
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FIBA youth competitions are international basketball tournaments organized by the International Basketball Federation for national teams in various under-age categories, such as U16, U17, U18, and U19.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2863979 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA youth competitions Context triple: [United States men's national basketball team (youth), participatesIn, FIBA youth competitions]
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FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup
The FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup is an international youth basketball championship featuring the world’s top under-17 national teams competing for a global title.
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FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
The FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup is an international youth basketball championship that brings together the world’s top under-19 national teams to compete for a global title.
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C.
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
The FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship is a continental basketball tournament that serves as the primary competition for under-18 national teams in the Americas and a qualifier for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
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FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
The FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship is a continental basketball tournament for national teams of players under 16 from the Americas, serving as a qualifier for global youth competitions.
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E.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA youth competitions Target entity description: FIBA youth competitions are international basketball tournaments organized by the International Basketball Federation for national teams in various under-age categories, such as U16, U17, U18, and U19.
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A.
FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup
The FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup is an international youth basketball championship featuring the world’s top under-17 national teams competing for a global title.
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B.
FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
The FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup is an international youth basketball championship that brings together the world’s top under-19 national teams to compete for a global title.
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C.
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
The FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship is a continental basketball tournament that serves as the primary competition for under-18 national teams in the Americas and a qualifier for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
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D.
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
The FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship is a continental basketball tournament for national teams of players under 16 from the Americas, serving as a qualifier for global youth competitions.
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E.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international basketball competition system
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youth sports competition ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FIBA ⓘ |
| ageCategory |
under-16
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under-17 ⓘ under-18 ⓘ under-19 ⓘ |
| ageLimitDefinition | players must be under the age limit on a specified cut-off date ⓘ |
| category | international youth basketball tournaments ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | youth ⓘ |
| competitionType | national teams ⓘ |
| continentCoverage |
Africa
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Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Oceania ⓘ |
| format | tournament ⓘ |
| frequency |
biennial for most world youth championships
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regular cycles for continental youth championships ⓘ |
| fullName | FIBA youth competitions self-link ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governedByRules | FIBA Official Basketball Rules ⓘ |
| governingBody |
FIBA
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surface form:
International Basketball Federation
|
| includesTournament |
FIBA Africa U16 Championship
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surface form:
FIBA U16 African Championship
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA U16 Americas Championship
FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA U16 Asian Championship
FIBA U16 European Championship ⓘ FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup ⓘ FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup
FIBA Africa U18 Championship ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA U18 African Championship
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA U18 Americas Championship
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA U18 Asian Championship
FIBA U18 European Championship ⓘ FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup ⓘ FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup
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| objective |
develop young basketball talent
ⓘ
provide international experience for youth players ⓘ |
| organizer | FIBA ⓘ |
| organizerHeadquartersLocation | Mies, Switzerland ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
FIBA competitions
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surface form:
FIBA global competitions structure
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| participantType |
FIBA member federation
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surface form:
FIBA member federations
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| qualificationMethod | continental championships ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FIBA competitions
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surface form:
FIBA senior national team competitions
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| scope | international ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamType | national youth team ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FIBA youth competitions Description of subject: FIBA youth competitions are international basketball tournaments organized by the International Basketball Federation for national teams in various under-age categories, such as U16, U17, U18, and U19.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States women’s national under-19 basketball team
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representsInWorldChampionships
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FIBA youth competitions
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this entity surface form:
FIBA age-group world championships
United States women’s national under-19 basketball team
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representsInContinentalCompetition
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FIBA youth competitions
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
FIBA Americas youth women’s competitions
this entity surface form:
FIBA Internal Regulations – Youth Competitions
this entity surface form:
FIBA youth championships
this entity surface form:
FIBA Americas youth competitions program
this entity surface form:
FIBA European Youth Championships
this entity surface form:
Asian youth basketball championships