Its importance FIBA’s decision to award Greece one of the four Pre-Olympic Tournamentsbut also its ramifications, pointed out the president of the EEC, Vangelis Liolios.
“It is a great honor that FIBA entrusts us with the conduct of the Pre-Olympic tournament, but at the same time it is also a great responsibility that we assume as the Hellenic Basketball Federation.
After 16 years an event of global interest is being hosted again in Greece. The last major event was the 2008 Pre-Olympic tournament in Athens and now again a Pre-Olympic tournament, the one in 2024 is hosted in Piraeus.
This event marks something much more than a simple event. Sporting Greece once again the protagonist of major sporting events, the basketball Greece of 2024 is a Greece that proudly stands before the World stage and shows the way to the whole society. A path based on extroversion and the principles and values of Olympism.
From the 2nd to the 7th of July, Greece will be in the global sports spotlight. We will be given the opportunity to show the whole world that Greece is present, strong and united. In 2024, Greece returns.
He’s coming back athletically, he’s coming back socially, he’s coming back strong. This Pre-Olympics is the business of all of us and must leave its mark and its legacy on the entire Greek society”.
Source: Sport Fm
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