The Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency selected the top ten international sports news in 2023 (in order of the time of the incident): 5. The German team won the Basketball World Cup From August 25 to September 10, the Basketball World Cup was held in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines, which was the first time in the history of the Basketball World Cup that it was jointly hosted by multiple countries and the second consecutive time it was held in Asia. The German team defeated the United States, Serbia and other championship favorites, winning all eight games to win the first championship in the team's history, becoming the seventh team to be crowned the champion of the Basketball World Cup.
It's September 10, 2023, and Germany celebrates winning the Basketball World Cup final. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin
It's September 10, 2023, and the German team celebrates winning the Basketball World Cup at a medal ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin
It's September 8, 2023, and the German team celebrates its qualification to the final in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin