FIBA 2010: The Draw
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, which takes place in Turkey from Aug. 28 to Sept. 12, boasts 24 teams that made it into the draw in various ways. The draw took place on Dec. 15, 2009, in Istanbul, Turkey, at Ciragan Palace, on the European shores of the Bosphorus.
Turkey was the first team to qualify for the World Championship by virtue of hosting the event. The United States was the second team to qualify because it won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Eighteen teams qualified through FIBA Continental (Zone) Championships, and the remaining four teams earned wild-card bids.
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It’s FIBA-Week here on Layups.com. Once a day I’ll publish an article on the FIBA Championships 2010, which are held in Turkey this year. I hope you enjoy!
FIBA, or International Basketball Federation, owes its name to original the French acronym of Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur. Although the word “Amateur” was subsequently omitted from its current official name, the acronym was still retained due to the significance and relevance of the first two letters from the word “basketball”. It is an association which regulates international basketball competitions and is made up of participating members of national organizations from all over the globe.
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