FIBA - FIBA at Sportaccord
BEIJING (SportAccord) - FIBA was well presented at this year's Sportaccord Conference in Beijing, China. FIBA President Bob Elphinston as well as FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann were leading a FIBA delegation that was present with
BEIJING (SportAccord) - FIBA was well presented at this year's Sportaccord Conference in Beijing, China.
FIBA President Bob Elphinston as well as FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann were leading a FIBA delegation that was present with a booth for the fifth consecutive time. Mr. Elphinston and Mr. Baumann represented FIBA at the annual ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) meeting, the annual AGFIS (General Association of International Sports Federations) meeting and the common ASOIF - IOC (International Olympic Committee) meeting.
Sportaccord is an annual event, which assembles the Olympic family as well as International Sports Federations and event organizers, and has developed into one of the most prestigious meetings of the international sports business.
FIBA is the only International Sports Federation which has been present at all previous Sportaccord exhibition areas with a booth.
In the 2007 edition, FIBA mainly informed about its upcoming Olympic Basketball Tournaments in 2008 in Beijing, but also about its other business activities such as the FIBA Study Center, a homologation and consulting branch of FIBA, which was created to help the construction of basketball facilities.
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