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Basketball: IOA Congratulates Australia For Winning The Title In U18 Asia Cup 2026
FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) congratulated Australia for successfully defending their FIBA U18 Asia Cup title after defeating China 89-79 in a thrilling final of the 2026 competition at the Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Australia unloaded a 7-0 run for the 69-62 lead late in the third quarter, and then pulled away in the fourth en route to completing the 'back-to-back,' in the process winning their third championship overall.
Jai Fa'ale led Australia with 19 points, sparked by a 4-of-10 clip from deep, as he sparked the aforementioned rally to put them ahead for good. Bailey Hanson supplied 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
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