There will be seven teams in the World Cup that will directly qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. If the Chinese team wants to obtain the “straight-through qualification”, it must become the best team in Asia.
Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, May 23: looking forward to a basketball feast that creates history-written on the occasion of the 100-day countdown to the men’s basketball world cup
xinhua news agency reporter wang hengzhi li bowen
the launch ceremony of the 100-day countdown to the men’s basketball world cup in 2019 was held in beijing on the 23rd, since obtaining the right to host on August 7, 2015, after more than three years of preparation and efforts, the competition organization work in the 8th competition area has entered the sprint stage, with 32 participating teams all coming into being, and various promotion activities are in full swing. One hundred days later, a historic World Cup event will be presented to the whole world.
Preparations for the competition enter the sprint stage
The Men’s Basketball World Cup will be held in 8 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan from August 31 to September 15, 2019, this is the first time that China has held the world’s top basketball tournament and the first World Cup attended by 32 teams. It will become the basketball event with the largest number of participating teams, the highest attention and the greatest influence in history.
At present, under the guidance of the principle of “taking events as the center, venues as the basis, and territories as the main body”, the organizing committee of the event, under the guidance of sound institutions, external liaison, competition organization, the venue preparation, reception service, market development and other aspects of the work have achieved remarkable results. As the competition will be held in as many as 8 cities, build a strong organization and command system, do a good job in venue hardware transformation and information technology service, implementing the competition organization will be the top priority of the competition preparation in the future.
It is reported that at present, the organization work of each division has entered the sprint stage. In order to create an atmosphere, each division has organized various forms and colorful activities to promote the men’s basketball World Cup. On May 16, the International Basketball Federation also announced that German star Nowitzki became the third global promotion ambassador in the World Cup. Yao Ming, Kobe and Nowitzki, such a promotion lineup will undoubtedly greatly help the promotion of the World Cup.
On the 23rd, eight stars, including Bai Jingting, Yang Yang, Yin Zheng, Zishan Yang, Yuan Hong, Xu Kai, Vincent Zhao and Wong Cho-Lam, officially became city support officials for the men’s basketball World Cup in 2019, as a member of eight cities, they will launch various activities from June 1st, calling on the general public to pay attention to and participate in the men’s basketball World Cup, setting off a basketball boom that helps eight big cities. On the same day, the global parade of the trophy “Naismith Cup”, which symbolizes the world’s highest honor in basketball, also officially began. This trophy parade will be displayed in 25 countries and regions for the first time across all five continents.
The Chinese team’s sword refers to “straight”
in the 2014 World Cup, the Chinese team unexpectedly failed to final table, which caused countless fans to drop by glasses. As the host of This World Cup, the task facing the Chinese team is not only to be “a snow before Shame”, but also to try to get a better ranking.
In the middle of this month, the Chinese team has already begun to assemble and prepare for the battle. Although the final list of the 12th National People’s Congress has not yet been determined, Yi Jianlian, Zhou Qi, Guo Allen, aludu salad wood, players such as Ding Yan Yuhang will appear in the World Cup without accident. Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, also revealed the goal of the Chinese team in this World Cup: “There is only one expectation, that is, we want to get the best place in Asia. On this basis, if we get a better ranking and even have a chance, we will go back to Beijing (referring to entering the top eight).”
It is worth mentioning that from the beginning of this World Cup, the results of the World Cup will directly determine the seats in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. There will be seven teams in the World Cup that will directly qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. If the Chinese team wants to obtain the “straight-through qualification”, it must become the best team in Asia.
In This World Cup, China team is in Group A with Ivory Coast, Poland and Venezuela. They will start their own World Cup tour in Beijing.
Fans look forward to the festival feast
will Curry come or not? Do you want to see Harden? Is it about yokeki or anttokunbo…… There are still 100 days before the World Cup starts. Many Chinese fans have already been unable to sit still, and many people have fallen into the “difficulty in choosing”. According to reports, after the ticket of the 2-month match started, some popular teams soon announced that they had sold out. Mr. Sun, a fan, told the reporter that although his idol Curry might not come, he still regretted that he could not get the US team ticket package, “but I have decided now, in the group competition, I first watched the letter brother (anttokunbo) in Nanjing. The 16th strong went after the Chinese team and saw who to chase after the 8th strong. I had two wishes, one was to see Curry and the other was to hope that the Chinese team would create history. Now it seems that only the latter one can be realized “.
Yu Zhongwen, director of the State Sports General Administration, once said that the 2019 Men’s Basketball World Cup should be held as a festival that truly belongs to fans. By holding the World Cup, basketball fans and ordinary audiences can feel the sense of acquisition, this will be an important criterion for competition performance.
This is the first time that the men’s basketball World Cup has come to China. At present, 32 participating teams have been confirmed, which also means that some stars have declared that they have missed the World Cup, including Dong Qiqi, who has rapidly circled the NBA fans this season. In the interview with the reporter, the fans had no less regret for the absence of Dong cheqi than the stars such as James and Curry. But for most Chinese fans, it is still the happiest thing this summer to watch the top basketball feast at home. Many Chinese fans have already made plans early. Some invite friends to watch the ball together, some prepare to follow their idols all the way, and some turn watching the ball into a “family day” activity……
“I will take my children to watch the ball and train our next generation.” Zhu Yanan, a citizen of Nanjing, said with a smile, “I hope our Chinese basketball is getting better and better, and I hope that the next generation of children can take sports as a lifelong hobby.” (Finished)