The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. Beginning in 2017, the championship, along with all other FIBA continental championships, will be played once every four years. The Americas Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championships and the Olympic Games.
Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.
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