Turkey welcomes you to 2010

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 Turkey welcomes you to 2010
(fiba.com)
Updated: 2006-09-04 11:16

TOKYO (FIBA World Championship 2010) - Turkish fans are looking forward
to hosting the world's most prestigious basketball event in 2010, after
their country achieved the best ever international result in a FIBA World
Championship.

At only their second appearance, the "12 Giant Men", with a completely
revamped and rejuvenated team, reached a historic 6th place at the 2006
FIBA World Championship. They claimed the 9th position in 2002 in
Indianapolis.

Turgay Demirel, President of the Turkish Basketball Federation said "This
result will give us a real boost for the preparation of the event.
Together with FIBA, we will work on a 4-year promotional plan across all
continents in order to further enhance the high profile of this world
class event."

"Turkey has proven that they deserved the wild card for the FIBA World
Championship," added FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann. "We look
forward working together with them in the upcoming four years. We are
sure that with the passion for basketball of the young Turkish population
it will be a great success."

The Turkish organizers have been omnipresent during the 2006 FIBA World
Championship in Japan with promotional booths in all venues, courtside
signage and information material. They will also play a role in the
closing ceremony on Sunday 3rd September.

The 2010 edition of the FIBA World Championship will be played again with
the best 24 teams from the world, as the 2006 World Championship has
demonstrated the balanced and competitive level of all participating
teams.

Date
August 2010 (exact date to be confirmed)

Venues
First Round: Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul, Izmir
Final Round: Istanbul

Country info
Capital: Ankara
Largest City: Istanbul
Currency: New Turkish Lira
Population: 74 million

Contact Details
Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF)
Dr. Emir Turam
Director of International Relations
Email: emirt@tbf.org.tr
Tel: +90-212-679 7420 ext.113
Fax: +90-212-679 7430

FIBA World Championship - One World - One Title

The FIBA World Championship is played every 4 years and determines the
best basketball nation of the world. The first World Championship was
played in 1950 in Argentina and since then, has been organized 15 times.

Yugoslavia is leading the role of honor with 5 gold medals followed by
the Soviet Union and USA with 3 gold medals each.

FIBA has increased the number of teams playing at the FIBA World
Championship from 16 to 24 teams in 2006 because of the increased level
of basketball around the world and the increasing number of competitive
teams at the highest level.

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