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Basketball » Košarka| 109 108 | Košarka » Basketball Sport / Sports Očekuju se hiljade fanova iz Španije, Grčke, Turske, Izraela, Francuske, Nemačke... Thousands of fans are expected to arrive fromSpain, Greece, Turkey, Israel, France, Germany… Fa j na l for od 1 9 . do 2 1 . ma ja F i na l four f rom 1 9t h to 2 1st May Najbolja košarka ponovo u Beogradu The best basketball is back in Belgrade Finalni turnir Evrolige će se i ove godine održati u srpskoj prestonici, koja se pokazala kao sjajan domaćin 2018. godine The final tournament of basketball’s EuroLeague will this year be held in the Serbian capital, which proved itself to be a wonderful host in 2018 Tekst/Words: Aleksandar Pijevac Fotografije/Photography: Aleksandar Dimitrijević Evroliga se nije dugo dvoumila kome da poveri organizaciju nakon što je Berlin odustao. Četiri najbolja tima Starog kontinenta boriće se od 19. do 21. maja u Štark areni, u kojoj je već postavljen nov parket, namenski urađen samo za fajnal for. Naravno, to nije sve što će biti ponuđeno ljubiteljima košarke. U Dvorani Ranko Žeravica na NovomBeogradu igraće se evroligaški turnir za juniore, dok će Savski trg biti pretvoren u fan zonu. Da Beograd bude na visini zadatka, brine se direktor Evroliginog fajnal fora u Beogradu Filip Sunturlić sa svojim timom... –Želimodaostavimoneštokošarci i sportu posle ovog fajnal fora i da još više podignemo nivo industrije sporta u Srbiji. To je želja svih nas koji smo na bilo koji način uključeni u organizaciju ovog događaja. Uvek sambio veliki protivnik toga da dobijemo događaj evropskih i svetskih razmera a da onda sport u Srbiji nema neke dodatne benefite od svega toga. Mislim da ćemo svi zajedno učiniti sve da posle fajnal fora ove godine srpska košarka dobije nešto više nego što je imala do sada. UticaćeThe EuroLeague didn’t deliberate for long over whom to entrust the organisation to following Berlin’s withdrawal. TheOldContinent’s best four teams will do battle from19th to 21st May at the Štark Arena, where new parquet flooring – purposely created just for the Final Four event – has already been installed. Of course, that’s not all that basketball fans will be offered. New Belgrade’s Ranko Žeravica Hall will host the junior EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament, while Sava Square will be converted into a fan zone. Taking care to ensure Belgrade is up to the task is the director of the EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade, Filip Sunturlić, together with his team... “We want to leave something behind for basketball and sport after this Final Four, and to raise the level of the sports industry in Serbia even higher. That’s the wish of all of us who are involved in the organisation of this event in any way. I’ve always been greatly opposed to us gaining an event of European and world proportions to host without sport in Serbia having any additional benefits from all that. I think we’ll all do everything we can together to ensure that, after this year’s Final Four, Serbian basketball will gain somethingmore than it’s had to date. We will have an effect on all the people who work in clubs in Serbia, to help them, to motivate them to improve their knowledge, to participate in the organisation of the F4 in some way, through an educational programme or some volunteer sessions,” says Sunturlić. Alongs ide local fans from Serbia, which won’t have its own team competing in the final tournament, thousands of fans are expected to arrive from Spain, Greece, Turkey, Israel, France, Germany... “It was two years ago that the season was suspended due to the coronavirus, and last year inCologne thehall was empty, sowe have an opportunity to provide all lovers of basketball with the chance to watch the sport directly in the hall after a three-year break. That’s another good thing. Over the previous period, the State of Serbia and the City of Belgrade have together done a lot to secure this event. The people from the EuroLeague really appreciate us for everything we can do to promote and develop basketball. We’re awaited by a real spectacle at the Štark Arena,” concludes Sunturlić. mo na sve ljude koji rade u klubovima u Srbiji, da im pomognemo, da ih motivišemo da se unapredi njihovo znanje, da na neki način učestvuju u organizaciji F4 kroz edukativni programili neke volonterske sesije – kaže Filip Sunturlić. Osim navijača iz Srbije, koja neće imati tim na finalnom turniru, očekuju se i hiljade fanova iz Španije, Grčke, Turske, Izraela, Francuske, Nemačke... – Pre dve godine sezona je bila suspendovana zbog korone, prošle godine je u Kelnu bila prazna dvorana, pa posle tri godine imamo mogućnost da svimljubiteljimakošarke pružimo da direktno gledaju sport u hali. To je još jedna dobra stvar. Država Srbija i Grad Beograd su zajedno radili mnogo toga u prethodnom periodu na dobijanju ovog događaja. Ljudi iz Evrolige nas veoma cene zbog svega što možemo da uradimo na promociji i razvitku košarke. Čeka nas istinski spektakl u Štark areni – zaključio je Filip Sunturlić.

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