{"id":261,"date":"2019-08-30T16:20:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karnatakabasketball.in\/?p=261"},"modified":"2022-03-10T16:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:21:14","slug":"bfi-president-bags-fiba-president-award-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnatakabasketball.in\/index.php\/2019\/08\/30\/bfi-president-bags-fiba-president-award-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"BFI President Bags FIBA President Award 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING (China) – The FIBA Awards Ceremony took place in Beijing on 30-Aug-2019 at the Sheraton Grand Beijing Dongcheng Hotel. This ceremony is part of the XXI FIBA Congress and recognizes the most successful National Federations across a variety of awards.<\/p>\n

The XXI FIBA Congress, that brought together delegates from 156 National Federations over two days, concluded on 30-Aug-2019 in Beijing, on the eve of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Presidents Award 2019\u00a0was awarded to the leader of a National Federation from each continent. This\u00a0award was\u00a0to\u00a0recognize\u00a0the work, commitment and positive impact on basketball made by each person and their National Federation during the past 5 years and was selected by FIBA President Horacio Muratore. The winners were:<\/p>\n

Asia – Mr Govindaraj Kempareddy of India<\/strong>
\nAfrica\u00a0–\u00a0Mr Harouna Boubacar Maiga of Mali
\nAmericas\u00a0– Mr Rafael Fernando Uribe Vasquez of the Dominican Republic
\nEurope\u00a0– Mr Manuel Fernandes of Portugal
\nOceania\u00a0– Mr Gregory Williamson of New Zealand<\/p>\n

This awards ceremony was attended by delegates from 156 National Federations.\u00a0The XXI FIBA Congress continues tomorrow, Friday, August 30 with Breakout Sessions and the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony which will be live on YouTube from 13:00 – 16:00 (GMT+8).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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