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Asian junior championship

BANGALORE. SEPT. 6. The Karnataka State Basketball Association has set up a media centre at the KOA office here to provide information on the forthcoming 18th Asian junior basketball championship to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium from September 14 to 23. The Media Centre would function from September 7.

K. Govindraj , President of the Karnataka Basketball Association, said here today that the Asian junior championship had attracted entries from 16 countries. China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Yemen, Lebanon, Taiwan apart from India will participate in the championship.

Meanwhile, the flooring for the Indoor stadium is to be re-laid with the special wooden surface similar to the one used at Hyderabad for the National Games. The flooring had been held up at the customs in Chennai owing to the lorry strike and is likely to be transported to Bangalore by Wednesday. The FIBA-approved company entrusted with the contract would complete the flooring within three days of the receipt of the material and prior to the commencement of the Asian junior tournament.

The budget to host the championship is around Rs 1.25 crores. So far no sponsor has been identified though grants from State organisations have been trickling in.

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