The disaffiliation of Ecuadorian basketball from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) could be the sanction before the dispute that maintains the ProBasketball League (LBP) and the Ecuadorian Basketball Federation (FEB), as explained by the former director of the Guayas Association of this sport, Enrique Segura.
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In Ecuador there is already a precedent. In 2003, prior to the Athens Olympicsthe undersecretary of the FIBAAlberto García, intervened in the national sport because the board of directors of Galo Vargas, appointed by the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE), and that of Segura, recognized by FIBA, disputed the management of the Ecuadorian Federation.
“One views this situation with concern because it could lead to an international sanction from FIBA and that is not good for us. All these problems overshadow Ecuadorian basketball, no one wants to look here anymore because of all the problems that have occurred in the history of this sport, ”he explained.
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In 2018, the Peruvian Basketball Sports Federation (FDPB) was suspended by FIBA, due to managerial problems. Two years later, in 2021, seeing that the situation did not improve, the International Federation decided unsubscribe him and he cannot participate in the tournaments he holds: the Pan American Games, the World Championship and the Olympic Games, among others.
“This is a fight that harms young athletes, who due to leadership problems have to go to other countries to look for opportunities. It would be best for him to intervene. Minister of Sport, Sebastián Palaciosso that an agreement can be reached. Peru has not played tournaments for years due to problems, ”he said.
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Los former selected Patricia Avilés and José Obando They remember that the problems in sport existed all their lives, but they regret that on this occasion extremes of disqualification of players are reached.
“We have always had problems, but he has known how to take them. The union with leaders, players and even the press somehow helped to prevent things from reaching the crisis we are experiencing now. In the 80s and 90s, basketball and soccer were the most famous sports,” Avilés said.
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For his part, Obando stressed that the current crisis between the Ecuadorian Basketball (FEB) and Liga BásquetPro (LBP) is due to economic interests and highlights that they should reach a consensus.
“If they both get together, they could organize a tournament that lasts eight months. There would not only be for men, but also for children and adolescents. We could watch basketball for a very long season”, he narrowed.
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2023-07-08 03:43:27
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