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    FIBA - The 3 bids - Key facts (4 days to go)

    GENEVA (2014 FIBA World Championship) - China, Italy and Spain, the three countries looking to host the 2014 FIBA World Championship, have supplied extensive documents to FIBA explaining the key facts of their bids. Here is a summary of each bid: CHINA Proposed Venues (city, arena name, capacity, year of construction): Beijing, Wukesong ...

    GENEVA (2014 FIBA World Championship) - China, Italy and Spain, the three countries looking to host the 2014 FIBA World Championship, have supplied extensive documents to FIBA explaining the key facts of their bids. Here is a summary of each bid:

    CHINA

    • Proposed Venues (city, arena name, capacity, year of construction):
      Beijing, Wukesong stadium, 18,000 seats, completion 2008
      Hangzhou, Dragon Sports Center 8,000 seats, completion 2003
      Suzhou, Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium, 7,500 seats, completion 2002
      Qingdao, Qingdao Gouxin Stadium, 12,500 seats, completion 2009
      Shenyang, Liaoning Indoor Stadium, 10,000 seats, completion end of 2009
    • Proposed Dates: 6 - 21 September 2014
    • Operational Budget: 14 million US$
    • Infrastructure Budget: 20 million US$ for completion of last arena (estimation)


    ITALY

    • Proposed Venues (city, arena name, capacity, year of construction):
      Rome, Torvergata, 15,000 seats, completion 2011
      Turin, Olympic Palasport, 12,100 seats, completion 2005
      Milan, Datchforum, 11,500, completion 1990
      Bologna, Parco Delle Stelle, 15,000 seats, completion 2012
      Siena, Pala Montepaschi, 11,000 seats, completion 2012
    • Proposed Dates: 30 August - 14 September 2014
    • Operational Budget: 32 million Euros
    • Infrastructure Budget: 600 million Euros for three arenas (estimation)


    SPAIN

    • Proposed Venues (city, arena name, capacity, year of construction):
      Madrid, Palacio de Deportes, 15,000 seats, completion 2005 or
      Madrid, Valdevevas arena, 18,000 seats, 18.000 seats, completion 2013
      Bilbao, Bizkaia Arena, 17,000 seats, completion 2004
      Granada, Palacio Municipal de Deportes, 12,000, completion 2012
      Las Palmas, Gran Canaria Sport Center, 10,000 seats, reconstruction 2012
      Seville, New Palacio Municipal, 15,000 seats, completion 2012
    • Proposed Dates: 30 August - 14 September 2014
    • Operational Budget: 27.5 million Euros
    • Infrastructure Budget: 314 million Euros for arenas (estimation)


    All three countries have furthermore fulfilled FIBA's requirement to bring on a FIBA Global Partner for the period 2010 - 2014.

    • China has lined up the leading Chinese telecommunications provider 'Unicom', a global multi billion dollar business with 200 million customers.
    • Italy would bring on board 'Unicredit', who have become one of the world's 10 biggest banking groups.
    • Spain have secured 'TURESPAÑA', the Tourist Office of Spain.


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