Italy allowed all'Eurobasket 2011. The Board of FIBA Europe, on a proposal from Lithuania, cancel the repechage for next summer and expands the number of teams participating in the European Championship to 24.
The National Men participate in Eurobasket 2011.
And even with Italy Latvia, Ukraine, Bosnia Herzegovina, Georgia, Bulgaria and Poland should take part in the repechage round of the Additional Qualifiyng Round, next summer.
The decision was made this afternoon by Bureau of FIBA Europe met in Istanbul in accepting the proposal from the Lithuanian Federation will host in September next year the Eurobasket 2011 and asked to bring forward by two years the enlargement to twenty-four (the last sixteen edition) of the number of participating teams all'Eurobasket already planned for the year 2013.
"It 's an important decision that today, says Dino Meneghin, FIP President who participated in the work of the Board of FIBA-Europe and are grateful to the Lithuanian Federation for the proposal made that shows foresight and certify the leveling up of basketball European Union. It 's a great opportunity for Eurobasket 2011 qualification is particularly important because the Olympic Games in London 2012 and in this way is to offer more teams the opportunity to earn a qualification that can show your valoree single competition. This decision, as a concerned, we sincerely avoid another summer of hard work, travel and expenses. Italy did not qualify directly for the difference all'Eurobasket baskets and in this sense I just did not subtract anything from anyone. "
Italy, Latvia, Ukraine, Bosnia Herzegovina, Georgia, Bulgaria, Poland and then join in Montenegro,
Britain, Belgium, Macedonia and Israel the end of the qualifying round of qualifying in August and Spain, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, France, Croatia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia and Turkey have already qualified at the end of 2009 and took part in the Championship World underway in Turkey. The last seat available if you play in a special pre-European qualifying group Finland, Hungary and Portugal, the last in every round of qualication last August.
The Eurobasket 2011 will be played in the city of Alytus, Kleipeda, Panevezys, Siauliai, Vilnius and Kaunas.
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