A defeat for the Bleues, but a victory for women's basketball. With 27,193 spectators present at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq this Sunday evening, the match between the France and theAustralia thus broke an audience record for a women's basketball match in Europe!
The average of 22,813 spectators present during the 18 matches played is also a record for a women's tournament in Europe.
In the world, however, there has already been much better. since an NCAA match Caitlin Clark's Iowa game against DePaul at Kinnick Stadium drew 55,646 in October 2023.
Overall, FIBA and the IOC can be satisfied with this first round of the tournament in Lille. Because the hall was almost always full, and boiling, especially during the Belgium matches, with fans coming in large numbers.
