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Tell yourself that so far France has NEVER held any world championship basketball. It's crazy when you think about. It's downright pathetic ... So, welcome The Local Organizing Committee, consisting of the Midi-Pyrénées League Basketball and Basketball Stadium Rodez, which will host the July 16 to 25 of the World Cup 17 cétégorie and under. The matches will take place at the Amphitheatre of Rodez (1.883 seats) and the Palais des Sports de Toulouse (4.338 seats).
Well worth a detour by the (super) region-who rarely has the opportunity to talk about her orange ball-ray through an interview with Vincent Bonnefous, Rodez Basketball Stadium President and Co-Chair Organizing the 1st Female U17 World Championships.
It is in two parts.
> It is a paradox that the first world championship organized basketball in France or in the cities that are not bastions of the orange ball (even if Toulouse is already mounted on top several times and received a chicken of 'Euro'99). Already, What prompted you to nominate you? It's true, it is paradoxical to organize these World Championships in Toulouse and Rodez but we must not forget that the TMB is women's league and in our region Midi-Pyrenees, there is also the TGB which won the first round of the Championship final against France Bourges.
But you're right, we are not a bastion of the orange ball because we have to face strong competition from rugby since we are at the heart of the main recruitment area of ​​the sport.
But if nothing is done, we will always be sentenced to not exist.
Two years ago when the FFBB sent to all clubs in France the call for applications for the organization of two World Championships U17 (boys and girls), I immediately submitted my idea Steering Committee ask our bid. As in our club, we have a long tradition of organizations of all kinds (international tournament committees, games gala, etc.). Members of my executive committee immediately and unanimously agreed to try this adventure.
Given the scale of the task at hand and the constraints of the specifications, we were forced to partner with the League of basketball Pyrenees which allowed us to have access to the facilities of the city of Toulouse. The new president of the League of the Pyrenees, Cathy Giscou, has now joined the project and since that time we have an organizational structure headed with two co-presidents.
We therefore, with the help of FFBB, started working our proposed organization which initially was intended to welcome the boys. FIBA finally asked us to welcome the girls because the folder of Hamburg for boys was unbeatable. We enthusiastically agreed to rewrite our file at the girls and FIBA ​​has validated our application.
Since now a big year we entered the operational phase of the case and it is therefore about 30 people working in over their trades to make this organization successful and popular sports. This organization will be the flagship sporting event this summer in Midi-Pyrenees and we should at the beginning of September to qualify for benefits in terms of viewers and licensees. This is a great chance to promotionner sport that does not occupy, in our opinion, * the place it deserves in the media. Following tomorrow. Here!