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Basketball News: Steps Forward for the FIBA Central Bureau

The Central Bureau of FIBA, the highest executive body of the International Basketball Federation, met at their fifth meeting of the term 2006-2010, in Geneva, Switzerland, being impressed by the quality of the presentations from China, Italy and Spain, the three candidate countries to host the FIBA World 2014.

Then the most important decisions of the meeting:

1. First FIBA World Club Championships for 2010:
The Central Bureau agreed that the first World Club Championship will be played in October, 2010 and will be an annual event with the best eight teams in the world.

Talks on this event continue and the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Nanjing have already expressed interest in playing host for this event along with other cities.

The Championship will be open for the five champions of the FIBA Area Tournaments (5 teams) and the runners-up of FIBA Europe and FIBA Americas. The last club will be invited by the hosting city (and approved by FIBA).

The 1st FIBA World Club Championship will be played in five days on the second week of October, 2010 and for a total of ten games. The winner will receive one million dollars.

2. 2009 WADA Code:
The new 2009 WADA Code (doping) was approved. FIBA Central Bureau also expressed concern at the practice and legality of the new requirements and are waiting to speak to WADA and other international federations.

FIBA Central Bureau also approved the start of testing outside competitions from 2009 onwards.

3. 2010 World Championship:
The FIBA Central Bureau received detailed reports of the World 2010 in Turkey, including a commitment of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the government together with the Federation of Turkey. The Central Bureau expressed concern about the feasibility of making the World Cup 2010 in Turkey, taking into account the aspects required to host an event as important as this.

The steps taken in the coming months will be crucial and will be monitored by FIBA.

4. Mexican Federation:
The FIBA Central Bureau acknowledged the Mexican Basketball Sports Association, chaired by Dr. Modesto Robledo Robledo, as the National Basketball Federation in Mexico.

The next meeting of the FIBA Central Bureau will be held on 23 and May 24 in Geneva, Switzerland where the host of the 2014 FIBA World Championshiop will be named.

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