Ikinalat, tatlong bansang kakalinga sa Fiba World Cup

Tatlong Bansa ang nahalal upang pangasiwaan ang Fiba Basketball World Cup sa darating na 2023 matapos ang seremonya sa FIBA’S Headquarters in Mies, Swirzerland noong sabado ng ika-9 ng Disyembre 2017. Napili sina Yuko Mitsuya, chairman ng Japan Association, Philippine businessman at SBP Chairman Emeritus Manuel V. Pangilinan at Indonesian businessman at Central Board Member at President ng Indonesia’s NOC Erick Thohir.

Matapos mapili ang Plipinas bilang isa sa mga punong-abala sa Fiba World Cup. Manny V. Pangilinan, na siyang chairman emeritus ng samahan basketball ng Pilipinas ay hindi mapiligang maging galak kasama ang Indonesia at Japan.

“Hosting the Fiba World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia is good because it does spread the basketball Fever around in those countries instead of concentrating it in one place,” sambat ni Pangilinan. “The work with Japan and Indonesia starts today. I’m sure at the end of the day it will an excellent tournament for all three countries and for Fiba and for world basketball.”, dagdag pa nito.

Ang Pilipinas, Japan at Indonesia ay magkahati sa paghohostiya para sa 2023 Fiba World Cup at tinanggap ng tatlong bansa na mayroon silang isports na basketball na kabilang sa kanilang popular na kultura.

Mayroong Indoenesian Basketball League ang Indonesia na pinalooban ng labing dalawang kupunan na sasalang sa local bases. Ang Japan rin ay may profesional basketball league.

“I think its an event that makes all Filipino very happy and I’m sure all of the fans in the Indonesia and Japan are equally happy”, sabi ni Pangilinan. “As you know, we’re just a basketball crazy country”, dagdag nito. RL