ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship for Men) – The preliminary squad for Turkey’s national team will join FIBA Secretary General and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Baumann as well as Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) President Turgay Demirel and Secretary General Ali Özsoy at a press conference on Friday 9th July that will mark 50 days to go before the start of the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
The press conference, which has a start time of 12:00 local time (11:00 CET) in the Enderun meeting room at the Çiragan Palace, will be the platform to find out all the latest news regarding the tournament’s preparations, ticket sales, state and conditions of the venues and also information regarding the opening ceremony.
Hidayet Turkoglu and the rest of the host nation’s squad will be in attendance along with the technical and managerial staff, as well as officials from the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and guests.
Following the press conference, a lunch with the Turkish team will start at 13:00 and the press will have the opportunity to talk to the players.
The 2010 FIBA World Championship will bring together the 24 best national teams from around the world to compete in the biggest international basketball event.
The Preliminary Round of the competition will be held in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Kayseri and the tournament will shift to Istanbul for the Eight-Finals, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals.
