SBP president Al Panlilio elected 2nd VP of Fiba Asia board

SBP president Al Panlilio.

MANILA, Philippines — Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio has been appointed because the 2nd Vice President of the Fiba Asia board for 2023-2027 after the Zone Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

Panlilio will likely be a part of the board for the following 5 years with Dr. Okay. Govindraj being elected as president, succeeding outgoing Fiba Asia president Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani

Govindraj of India has served Asian basketball for greater than 30 years.

Former NBA star Yao Ming was elected chairman, whereas Akram Halabi was picked as the first Vice President.

Fiba Secretary Common Mr. Andreas Zagklis burdened the significance of the upcoming World Cup internet hosting of the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia in August.

“We play this yr our greatest occasion, the Fiba Basketball World Cup in 3 Asian international locations. The Philippines, Japan and Indonesia and this may the primary time in three international locations combining collectively nearly 500 million individuals. Will probably be an unprecedented occasion by way of high quality for the gamers and the followers,” Zagklis mentioned in an announcement.

“I wish to thank these international locations for taking the flag from China, and they’re going to cross it on the tenth of September to a different Asian nation, Qatar,” he added.

The newly elected Fiba Asia board members will likely be becoming a member of the Fiba Government Director – Asia  Hagop Khajirian and the 6 Sub-Zone representatives, Yuko Mitsuya (EABA), Kho Poo Thai (SEABA), Tarif Koutrach (WABA), Abay Alpamyssov (CABA), Abhijit Sarker (SABA) and Dr. Ghassan Tashkandi (Gulf), to the board.

Khajirian expressed his gratitude to outgoing Fiba Asia President Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani and the earlier board.

“Our basketball fraternity stood sturdy and displayed nice fortitude through the pandemic, and I’m personally responsibility sure to specific my gratitude to all our Nationwide Member Federations and their boards,”  he mentioned.

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