PR N°10 - FIBA U19 World Championship tickets now on sale
RIGA (2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men) – Ticket sales for this summer’s 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship, to be held in Latvia between 30 June and 10 July, began on Tuesday. Tickets, which give access multiple games or sessions, are available from the championship’s ticketing partners “Bilesu Serviss”. Day tickets ...
RIGA (2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men) – Ticket sales for this summer’s 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship, to be held in Latvia between 30 June and 10 July, began on Tuesday.
Tickets, which give access multiple games or sessions, are available from the championship’s ticketing partners “Bilesu Serviss”. Day tickets for the preliminary round in Liepaja and Valmiera, and final round in Riga, can be purchased for 5-10€ (3-7 Latvian Lats).
Tickets are available online and at hundreds of sales points throughout Latvia.
Check the tournament schedule and click here to purchase tickets online form Bilesu Serviss.
Find out more about purchasing online from Bilesu Serviss, or check out the list of sales points in Latvia.
The first tickets were made available for the customers of the country’s leading mobile telecommunication company “Latvijas Mobilais Telefons” Ltd. (LMT), which is also the presenting sponsor for the event.
LMT has been a leading figure on the mobile telecommunications market since 1992 and is the largest mobile network operator in the country. LMT currently has roaming agreements with 549 mobile communication networks in 185 countries.
FIBA Secretary General and IOC Member Patrick Baumann said: “With only two months to go, everyone is getting very excited about the FIBA U19 World Championship in Latvia.
“With many future stars of the game certain to be present, this is a great sporting event for everyone, whether seasoned fans or people simply interested in getting to know a bit more about the sport. Already at EuroBasket Women in 2009 did Latvia do a great job in hosting international basketball and I am sure that once again we will have full and passionate arenas setting the scene perfectly for this exciting top class basketball event.”
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