Source: Xinhua News Agency
Beijing, November 4 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Basketball Association announced on November 4 that Wei Guoliang and Ye Nan were disqualified from the technical level of national basketball referees because of collusion in the FIBA technical officials' certification physical fitness test.
On January 27, 2021, referee Ye Nan refereed during the match. On the same day, in the 35th round of the second stage of the 2020-2021 China Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) held in Zhuji, Zhejiang, Jilin Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank team defeated the Tianjin Forerunners 103-93. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Zongzhi
The Chinese Basketball Association issued a penalty announcement through the official Weibo on the 4th. The announcement said: "In the 2021-2023 FIBA Technical Officer Certification Physical Fitness Test held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on January 6, 2021, candidates Wei Guoliang and Ye Nan conspired to cheat and replace the standard version with a non-standard version of the test music, resulting in a 20-second extension of the actual test time." The fitness test was found invalid by FIBA, causing serious consequences and adverse effects. ”
According to the FIBA technical officer certification regulations, Wei Guoliang and Ye Nan have not obtained the qualification of international technical officer certification for the 2021-2023 cycle.
The announcement of the Chinese Basketball Association said: "According to Article 47 of the Measures for the Administration of Referees of the Chinese Basketball Association and The Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Rules, and Article 61 of the Disciplinary Guidelines and Penalties of the Chinese Basketball Association, the Discipline and Ethics Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association has decided to revoke the technical level qualifications of Wei Guoliang and Ye Nan as national basketball referees from November 4, 2021 in accordance with the jurisdiction of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Guangdong Basketball Association and the Shandong Basketball Association will also punish Wei Guoliang and Ye Nan accordingly in accordance with the regulations. ”
On January 19, 2021, referee Wei Guoliang (center) refereed during the match. On the same day, in the 32nd round of the second stage of the 2020-2021 China Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) held in Zhuji, Zhejiang, Sichuan Wuliang Jinzhu defeated the Beijing Forbidden Warriors 97-93. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ziheng
The Chinese Basketball Association said that basketball referees are the defenders of order on the field and should lead by example and abide by the rules and discipline. The Chinese Basketball Association will severely punish violations of rules and discipline. The Chinese Basketball Association has launched the reform and construction of the referee management system and mechanism, including adjusting and enriching the referee committee; strengthening the pre-post assessment and training of referees; unifying the management of referee selection, supervision, assessment and evaluation; abolishing the special regulations for refereeing in the CBA League; uniting with the FIBA to supervise the referee's refereeing; implementing the linkage between referee promotion and demotion and supervision, eliminating the last 10 percent, and improving the referee incentive mechanism.
Both Wei Guoliang and Ye Nan have obtained international referee qualifications. Among them, Ye Nan once ranked in the top three in the CBA League Top Ten Referees. Since the alleged cheating incident broke out, none of them have participated in the refereeing of the CBA League.
Nan Ye is a full-time referee in the CBA League. The reporter learned from the CBA company that the CBA alliance will punish him according to relevant regulations.