The Mexican Blanca Burns made history by being the first female referee to participate in the FIBA Basketball World Cup when directing the Finland vs Australia.
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The one born in Torreón, Coahuila, raised Mexico to the take the actions of the match where the Oceania quintet took the duel to 72-98 beating the Philippines.
On the official FIBA account They highlighted the historical fact of a better as a central referee.
Blanca Burns steps onto the court as the first female referee in World Cup history! Basketball ”, this is how it reads in the tweet of his social networkhighlighting the historical moment of an international event.
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Blanca Burns steps onto the court as the first female referee in #FIBAWC history! ???????? pic.twitter.com/VgLpj4ldMj
— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 ???? (@FIBAWC) August 26, 2023
HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE IN THE STAVES
The Mexican has extensive experience On the court, he began his career in 2018 as a judge of this sport. And three years after her incorporation, Burns had an altercation with the San Antonio Spurs coach, Gregg Popovich, who confronted her for the arbitration decisions, a situation that did not stop her and followed her dream.
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The sky is the limit for Josh Giddey, who casually flirted with a triple-double on World Cup debut ????#FIBAWC x #WinForAustralia ???????? pic.twitter.com/B9AiExq5DE
— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 ???? (@FIBAWC) August 25, 2023
But that was not an impediment for the Mexican to leave the staves. “Everything is for me. Representing Mexico, I do it with great pleasure to come to Mexico to do that, it means a lot to me and my family, ”he declared upon his arrival in our country to direct NBA games.
Burns was born in Torreón, Coahuila, but since she was little He moved with his family to El Paso, Texas, and later moved to Oklahoma, where his passion for basketball began and little by little he decided to go directing games in the minor divisions of the NBA.
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2023-08-26 15:36:44
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