In an unprecedented step in the Middle East and Lebanon, the Lebanese Basketball Federation, under the supervision of the West Asian Federation, will host the West Asian Championship for males and females (under-14 category) between 6 and 9 December in the “President Michel Suleiman Sports City” in the city of Jbeil. .
Three countries are participating in the regional championship: Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. A match for males and a match for females will be held daily over a period of three days, with the final for both categories being held next Saturday.
The West Asia region has never witnessed an under-14 championship and later an under-12 championship, in a step initiated by the Lebanese Federation and welcomed by the regional federation in order to cultivate the promising generation in the countries of the region. Lebanon will witness a regional championship between countries similar to the Lebanese championships for all age groups that it organizes. The Lebanese Federation has achieved great success for several years, receiving public and media attention and from the Lebanese basketball family, during which dozens of promising talents are highlighted among males and females.
The following is the tournament programme:
Males (under 14 years old):
-Wednesday, December 6: Iraq – Syria (19.00)
-Thursday, December 7: Syria-Lebanon (19.00)
-Friday, December 8: Lebanon-Iraq (19:00)
-Saturday 9 December: Final (19.00)
Females (under 14 years):
-Wednesday, December 6: Iraq – Syria (16:30)
-Thursday, December 7: Syria-Lebanon (16:30)
-Friday, December 8: Lebanon-Iraq (16:30)
-Saturday, December 9: Final (16:30)
It is noteworthy that the Lebanese male and female national teams are undergoing training in preparation for the regional competition, and the Lebanese Federation selected the coaches and their assistants, according to their personal training history, who in turn chose the male and female Lebanese national team players after experiences that hundreds of male and female players underwent in a number of Lebanese regions.
The West Asian Championship will be an important milestone and a qualitative shift for basketball at the regional level for age groups, which will have a positive impact on the development of basketball at the level of the West Asia region in general and Lebanon in particular.
In this context, the Secretary-General of the West Asian Federation and the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Federation, Charbel Michel Rizk, explained that “arrangements are in full swing to host the two tournaments, calling on basketball fans to accompany the Lebanese teams during the regional competition.”
2023-12-04 05:58:34
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