Great Britain - British Basketball ponders European Championship bid
The UK is considering a bid for the men’s European Basketball Championship in 2015 or 2017 in a move to create a “lasting legacy” from the London 2012 Olympics. The international federation has already told British Basketball that a legacy for the sport in the UK must be assured if Great Britain is to be given a place in the basketball competition at the London Games.
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The UK is considering a bid for the men’s European Basketball Championship in 2015 or 2017 in a move to create a “lasting legacy” from the London 2012 Olympics.
The international federation has already told British Basketball that a legacy for the sport in the UK must be assured if Great Britain is to be given a place in the basketball competition at the London Games.
“We hope the entire basketball community in the UK will be excited by the prospect of hosting a major sporting event on this scale and look forward to their involvement,” British Basketball performance director Chris Spice was quoted as saying by the BBC.
“Along with the World Championships and Olympic Games this event ranks as one of the big three of international basketball and would attract a great many visitors along with vastly increasing the profile of the sport in Britain,” added England Basketball chief executive Keith Mair.
Arenas in London (O2), Liverpool (Echo), Manchester (MEN) and Glasgow (Commonwealth) would form part of a UK bid.