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PH sets new FIBA crowd record during Gilas-Dominican Republic game

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Yummie Dingding, PPA pool" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/25/20230825-fiba-crowd-ho-1-(1).jpg"/><figcaption>A record crowd showed up to watch the FIBA World Cup game between Gilas and the Dominican Republic. <em>Yummie Dingding, PPA pool</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> The Philippines set a new attendance record for a FIBA game on Friday night.</p><p>This, as 38,115 spectators marched to the Philippine Arena on Friday night to watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 game between Gilas Pilipinas and the Dominican Republic.</p><p>It broke the previous FIBA record, set during the United States&#x27; final game against Russia in the 1994 FIBA World Cup finals which was watched by 32,616 fans.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Making 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 in Manila 🤩<br/><br/>3️⃣8️⃣,1️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ fans packed Philippine Arena, setting a new FIBA Basketball World Cup record as the 2023 edition started with PUSO and passion!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAWC</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinForAll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WinForAll</a> <a href="https://t.co/PCoE67plIP">pic.twitter.com/PCoE67plIP</a></p>— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBAWC/status/1695059429073301808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;We all knew the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was going to be special and within the first day we already have evidence of this, having witnessed this historic moment,&quot; said Richard Carrion, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Chairman.</p><p>&quot;Everyone inside the Philippine Arena will never forget the amazing levels of love for both basketball and the Philippines national team that was cascading around the venue,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;This is just the start for what will be the most memorable event in FIBA&#x27;s history and we&#x27;re all excited for what lies ahead - both on and off the court. Not only in the Philippines, but also in Japan and Indonesia.&quot;</p><p>For Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) chairman emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan, setting the record accomplished a long sought-after goal for the federation.</p><p>&quot;Ever since we put in the bid to host the World Cup in 2015, the mission was to showcase the Filipino people’s love for basketball,&quot; he said. &quot;We often say we’re the best fans in the world, but beating the old FIBA attendance record has proven what we have believed all along.&quot;</p><p>Among those who watched the game at the Bulacan venue was Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr and FIBA President Hamane Niang.</p><p>The Philippine Arena also holds the record for the most-attended PBA game, when 54,589 fans watched Game 7 of the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup Finals between Barangay Ginebra and the Bay Area Dragons earlier this year.</p><div><em><strong>For more stories on the FIBA World Cup, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/fibaworldcup2023">here</a>.</strong></em></div>

The Philippines broke the record for the most attendance in a FIBA World Cup game on Friday night.