The national basketball teams of Spain, Russia and Argentina will finish their preparation for the World Cup with a triangular in Ningbo. Kalea Group and McCann organize this event.
The tournament will take place on August 27 and 28 at the impressive new Olympic Sport Center in Nibgo. Ningbo is a city in the Chinese province of Zheijiang. Close to Shanghai, it leads in the technology industry and has the sixth largest port in the world. The event will take place just days before the FIBA World Cup in China this year.
Fran González, CEO of Kalea Group, attended the presentation of the tournament accompanied by former Spanish international Fernando Romay, former Russian international Vladimir Dyachok and the pro-secretary of the Argentine Confederation Jorge Esteban Comoli.
“For Kalea Group it is an honor to be a part of the inauguration of the extraordinary sports facility in Ningbo. And what better way than by holding a basketball tournament where our best generation of players in history participate together with two other great and historic nations such as Argentina and Russia “, explained the CEO of Kalea Group.
In addition to the representatives of the three federations whose teams will play this triangle in Ningbo, various Chinese authorities have participated in the event. Among them, the Deputy Director of the Ningbo Ministry of Sports, Wang Lei Jun.
The representative of the FEB, former player Fernando Romay, and the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Sports of Ningbo, Wang Lei Jun. @NPhoto-FEB
A great agreement for the development of Spanish basketball in China
“Looking at the record of the three teams, few words remain to be said. Thank you for your willingness to come and trust us. And thank you to the city of Ningbo for giving us the opportunity to be in a historic moment for them. We trust that the way that today we are starting is the beginning of a long cooperation”, explained Fran González.
This agreement by which Spain, Russia and Argentina will play a triangle in Ningbó, is part of a bigger agreement between the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) and this city that will contribute to the development of Spanish basketball in the Asian country.
