体坛英语资讯：Namibia to host first Mini-Basketball Convention
<p><span word="WINDHOEK">WINDHOEK</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 22-- <span word="Namibian">Namibian</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="NBF">NBF</span>), <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="FIBA">FIBA</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> (<span word="IBF">IBF</span>), <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="Mini">Mini</span>-<span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Windhoek">Windhoek</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 11-13.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="Mini">Mini</span>-<span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> 30 <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convention">convention</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 250 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="NBSL">NBSL</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> 7-12 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Mini">Mini</span>-<span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span>. <span word="School">School</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>," <span word="NBF">NBF</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Ramah">Ramah</span> <span word="Mumba">Mumba</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Mumba">Mumba</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symposium">symposium</span>, <span word="NBF">NBF</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stimulate">stimulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="envisaged">envisaged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stimulate">stimulate</span> <span word="playful">playful</span> <span word="grassroots">grassroots</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="and">and</span> 12 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="genders">genders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="structures">structures</span>. <span word="Enditem">Enditem</span></p>
页:
[1]