Continuous Preparations to Host 35th Arab Club Basketball Championship in Doha

35th Arab Club Basketball Championship

The organizing committee of the Arab Club Basketball Championship, in its 35th edition, held a meeting on Monday at the headquarters of the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) to discuss the latest preparations on all tournament committees.

The tournament is scheduled to be held in Doha from Oct. 1 to 12 and is organized by the Qatar Sports Club, with the participation of 18 teams representing 14 countries, divided into groups. Qatar SC, the tournament's organizer, will represent the Qatri basketball along with Al Ahli SC.

Secretary-General of QBF Saadoun Sabah Al Kuwari chaired the meeting in the presence of the tournament's director Mohammed Al Shuraim, along with representatives of Qatar SC - heads of the tournament committees.

During the meeting, they discussed all the committees' preparations for the tournament and what has been achieved up to the moment. They also discussed proposed plans for implementation as they discussed the work of the marketing, transportation, media, tournament facilities, public relations, and ceremonies, in addition to the latest arrangements for organizing a distinguished tournament.

QBF Secretary-General Saadoun Sabah Al Kuwari stressed that all the technical, administrative, and organizational capabilities and expertise of the federation would be provided during that tournament to deliver a tournament that suits Qatari basketball and Qatari sports in general.

Al Kuwari pointed to the great cooperation from Qatar SC and those in charge of sports in the club, which heralds a successful and distinguished tournament, especially after the increase in the number of participating clubs to 18 clubs instead of 16.

The tournament matches will be held on two basketball courts to accommodate the large number of matches in addition to the training courts, where 8 matches will be held during the preliminary round per day.

(QNA)