Today's headlines (reporter Zhou Tiebing correspondent Mo Chunyang) On May 6, the reporter learned from the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and New Broadcasting that the 2016 "Guantong Cup" Sino-US International Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament (Xiangyang Station) will be held at 19:00 on the evening of June 10 in the city gymnasium, which is also the first international sports event held in our city this year.
The competition was hosted by Xiangyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and New Broadcasting, named by Guantong Industrial Group Co., Ltd., hosted by Municipal Sports Center, and co-organized by Hubei Zhiqiang Investment Holding Co., Ltd. Among them, Guantong Industrial Group Co., Ltd. also won the honorary title of "Outstanding Contribution Unit" of the 2016 "Guantong Cup" Sino-US International Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament (Xiangyang Station).
It is reported that the two sides of this invitational tournament are the American Star Team and the Bayi Double Deer Basketball Team. Two teams shine with stars, including the American Stars, former NBA Houston Rockets player Luthor? Hyde, "the scariest guard of all time", joined by Kievy Donald and Kwame Alexander (nicknamed "Dunk Maniac" and "Black Griffin"). In addition to Han Shuo, Xu Zhonghao, Zou Yuchen and other rising stars in the Bayi team, Wang Zhizhi, the first person in the Chinese NBA, will also come to Xiangyang as a coach. According to Luo Liang of Zhongxu Wuhuan Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd., the Bayi team and the American star team are currently training in Beijing and Houston, and on June 10, the two sides will definitely present a basketball feast to the fans.
According to Li Yuemin, deputy director of the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and New Broadcasting, in recent years, Xiangyang, as a provincial sub-central city, has developed rapidly, sports have flourished, and sports activities have been colorful, and international and domestic influential events such as "2010 International Basketball Obvious Championship", "Tour of China International Road Cycling Race", "2012 International Youth Women's Basketball Four-Nation Challenge", "2014 International Men's Basketball Star Challenge" and other international and domestic influential events have settled in Xiangyang. These events have not only expanded Xiangyang's foreign exchanges, but also improved Xiangyang's popularity.
At the press conference held on the same day, not only local media and relevant units participated, but also media reporters such as Hubei Economic Television and Jingmen Radio and Television paid attention. Song Keding, deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, said that the holding of this competition not only meets the diversified and personalized consumption needs of citizens, but also attracts foreign people to travel, leisure, sightseeing and entrepreneurship in our city, and helps the city's economic and social development.
Song Keding, deputy secretary general of the municipal government, presided over the meeting
Zheng Yuqing, director of the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and New Broadcasting, presented a medal to Guantong Industrial Group Co., Ltd
Li Yuemin, deputy director of the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports and New Broadcasting, introduced the preparations for the invitational tournament