President Luis Abinader will receive this Thursday at three in the afternoon at the National Palace at the National Senior Basketball Team who achieved his pass to the Basketball World Cup, in a match held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, last Sunday.
After the team’s victory, the president congratulated through Twitter to the Dominican team posting: “I take a break to congratulate the guys from our @RDBSeleccion, who just won the game that leads them to the World Cup, for the fourth time. What a great way to start celebrating the 179th anniversary of our Independence!” he wrote.
Abinader also included the victory in his accountability speech, and highlighted the victory obtained by the Dominican Basketball Team against Argentina that allowed him to qualify for the World Cup.
“And here I want to congratulate our basketball team that went to the World Cup last night and that we are going to win there in the World Cup as well,” said Abinader.
Victory against Argentina
the dominican team directed by Argentine Néstor “Che” García, He got his pass to the Basketball World Cup by beating the Argentine team 79 – 75 in a match staged in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina.
The World Cup event will be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, on the Asian continent, from August 25 to September 10 of this year
The team advanced with a record of 9 – 3 as the best second place in the American Continent that was made up of two groups.
Players
The representatives of our tricolor in the sport of the ball and the hoop were made up of Eloy Vargas; Jean Montero, the brothers Gerardo and Juan Miguel Suero, Rigoberto Mendoza, Jonathan Araujo, Ángel Delgado, Andrés Feliz, Juan Guerrero, Gelvis Solano, Antonio Peña and their captain Víctor Liz.
