Shanghai to Host 21st Asian Basketball ChampionshipsShanghai, China's commercial hub, was named Tuesday as the host city for the 21st Asian men's basketball championships slated from July 20 to 28 this year."The CBA is honored that this great event has been awarded to China. It is likewise grateful to the Shanghai Sports Commission and the Shanghai Basketball Association who will play as hosts of the tournament,"said Xin Lancheng, secretary general of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) also said in its statement that acting its role anew as ABC's exclusive marketing partner is ABC Promotions Ltd., who will be managing all television and sponsorships rights for the championships. ABCP, which has marketed the 2nd Asian Junior Basketball Championships (1996), 3rd ABC All-Star Extravaganza (1998) and the Legends Tours (1998 and 2000), showed their confidence that Shanghai will be a wonderful host for the championships. "The fans, media and sponsors have been very supportive of our past events in Shanghai and we expect an even greater reception to this mega championships this summer,"said ABC Promotions CEO, Tom McCarthy. |
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