Hisense Named Official Partner of FIFA Club World Cup 2025
01 Nov 2024 16:40
The World basketball governing body, FIBA, has announced that it will open offices in three Chinese cities. The news came at the Establishment Ceremony of The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup at Wukesong Stadium in Beijing yesterday.
Mr Gao Zhidan, Deputy Minister of China’s General Administration of Sports (CGAS), Mr Zhang Jiandong, Deputy Mayor of Beijing, and Mr Patrick Baumann, FIBA Secretary General and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member, were all present at the Establishment Ceremony. They were joined by senior officials from the eight host cities - Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan.
CGAS Minister Mr Liu Peng and Beijing Mayor Mr Wang Anshun were named Directors General of the LOC for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup with offices next to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee.
FIBA, as the world governing body of basketball, has also announced the establishment of offices in Beijing, Guangzhou and Nanjing as part of the federation’s support for the preparatory work of the 2019 FIBA World Cup to be held in China.
Source: FIBA
Proofread by Sean O Diobhilin
Future of Sport: A Global Sports Week x Viva Technology Collaboration, Will Open in June 14
12 Jun 2023 14:59
Related coverage
Fans market mattered in 2019 FIBA World Cup bidding
11 Aug 2015
Why is China targeting major sporting events?
12 May 2015
Yutang Weekly: What happened in the Chinese sports market (8/26-9/1)
01 Sep 2019
FIBA and Beijing Enterprises Group agree MOU on basketball academy
29 Apr 2016
Peak Sport establishes global partnership with FIBA's IBF
10 Mar 2017
More from Yutang Sports
Yutang Sports
loading...