China bested the Philippines in securing the hosting rights of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Tokyo on Friday evening.

The two countries emerged as the final two candidates for the hosting of the largest basketball competition in the world from a pool that also includes Russia, France, Mexico, Venezuela and Lithuania.

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