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was first included in the

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in the 2006 games in

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and returned as part of the

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on the

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. Following the 2018 Games, regular full-court basketball was replaced as an optional

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by the 3x3 variation of the sport. This will make its debut at the

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, with both able-bodied and wheelchair competitions taking place.

History

In 2006 in Melbourne, Australia won the first ever Commonwealth Games Gold Medals in both the men's and women's competitions. New Zealand's teams and England's teams won the Silver and Bronze Medals respectively. It was announced in 2011 that Basketball would return to the games at the 2018 Games on the Gold Coast. A total of 16 teams (8 men and 8 women) are scheduled to compete in 2018. Although

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, one of the strongest basketball nations in the world, did not enter a men's or women's team in 2006, it did so in both tournaments in 2018. In August 2017, it was announced that

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would be part of the

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.Birmingham include 3x3 basketball and Urban Street Festival as part of 2022 Commonwealth Games plans
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Commonwealth Basketball Championships

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, the venue for the

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. However, in February 2010 FIBA cancelled the event, on the grounds that the international calendar was too crowded.

Venues

* Melbourne 2006:

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and

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* Gold Coast 2018:

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and

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* Birmingham 2022: Smithfield,

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History

Commonwealth Basketball Championships

Venues

Men's tournaments

Performance by nations

Women's tournaments

Performance by nations

3x3 tournaments

Men's tournaments

Women's tournaments

Men's Wheelchair tournaments

Women's Wheelchair tournaments

All-time medal table

Medal leaders by athlete

References