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Upon completing its visit to Beijing, which also included initial talks with the other four Chinese cities which are potentially interested in hosting preliminary round games (Qingdao, Suzhou, Shenyang and Hangzhou), the 2014 FIBA World Championship Evaluation Commission heads now to Spain in order to continue with its tour of the three candidate countries interested in organizing the 2014 edition of FIBA’s premier championship.

The three-person 2014 FIBA World Championship Evaluation Commission, composed by Mr. Borislav Stankovic (FIBA’s Secretary General Emeritus), Mr. Markus Studer (FIBA’s Chief Operating Officer) and Mr. Predrag Bogosavljev (FIBA’s Head of Events), will remain in Spain for the whole of next week.

The agenda of next week’s meetings includes trips to all five Spanish cities interested in becoming World Championship venues in 2014: Granada (Monday 23rd March), Sevilla (Tuesday 24th), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Wednesday 25th), Bilbao (Thursday 26th) and Madrid (Friday 27th).

During its stay in Spain, the 2014 FIBA World Championship Evaluation Commission will be accompanied by Mr. José Luis Sáez, President of the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) and FIBA Central Board member. The Commission members will be inspecting all possible facilities (concentrating on the proposed arenas/venues and potential hotels) and holding operational meetings in each of the above-mentioned five cities, where they will also be officially received by top city and local government authorities.

After returning from Spain, the Evaluation Commission will visit the third candidate, Italy, from 30th March to 3rd April.

Once the trips to China, Spain and Italy have been completed and all aspects of the three bids have been carefully revised and all commitments assessed, the 2014 FIBA World Championship Evaluation Commission will prepare in-depth reports which will be brought forward to the FIBA Central Board members. Then, on 23rd May 2009, at its meeting in Geneva, the FIBA Central Board will decide on the host of the 2014 World Championship for Men.

(Source: FIBA)