BREAKING NEWS: FIBA confirms list of referees for Paris 2024 see list…..

Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024.

13  have been chosen from an original long list of 40 candidates and have been put through an intense and extensive 13-week preparation program.

There is plenty of experience within the group, with all the referees on the list having already officiated in at least a men’s or women’s FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The selection criteria was based on recent performance metrics. Some of the key factors considered were tactical awareness, the process behind decisions, teamwork, collaboration, mental flexibility and resilience.

There will be seven female referees at the event, an increase from the five who officiated at the Tokyo 2020 Tournaments. The average age amongst the group is 40 years-old, with the youngest referee aged 31 and the oldest being 52 years-old.

The average time spent as a FIBA referee within the cohort is 12.7 years, with 17 referees having officiated at the last edition of the Olympics in the Japanese capital.