Basketball
The Russian Basketball Federation announced the preparation of changes to the schedule of the Friendship Cup matches after the result of the game involving the Colombian team
The Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) announced preparations for changes to the schedule of Fonbet Friendship Cup matches.
Earlier, the Colombian Basketball Federation (FCB) reported that it did not send a national team to participate in the Friendship Cup, which is being held in Perm. In the opening match of the tournament, the Colombian team suffered a crushing defeat to Parma with a score of 53:155.
— The Russian Basketball Federation announces preparations for changes to the match schedule for tomorrow’s Friendship Cup tournament. These measures are aimed at maintaining the sporting level of the competition and ensuring equal conditions for all participants.
We confirm that the match involving the team declared as the Colombian national team was organized in full compliance with official documents and confirmations. All communications and interactions with the Colombian Basketball Federation were carried out through official channels, which eliminates any doubts about the legitimacy of this team’s participation in the tournament. And we will continue to closely cooperate in the framework of further events of the tournament.
The Russian Basketball Federation will promptly inform about any further changes in the schedule through its official sources.
We are making every effort to ensure a high level of organization and transparency of the competition and look forward to further constructive interaction with all tournament participants, the RBF press release states.
At the moment, the tournament schedule on the official website of the Russian Basketball Federation for Thursday includes two games: at 14:00 (Moscow time) the teams of Colombia and Venezuela are scheduled to play, and at 17:00 (Moscow time) the meeting of the Russian team and Parma is scheduled.
Fonbet Friendship Cup runs from August 21 to 25.
Source: Sportbox
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