体坛英语资讯：Lithuanian PM backs idea to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas
<p><span word="VILNIUS">VILNIUS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="Lithuanian">Lithuanian</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Saulius">Saulius</span> <span word="Skvernelis">Skvernelis</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Qualifying">Qualifying</span> <span word="Tournaments">Tournaments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kaunas">Kaunas</span>, <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lithuania">Lithuania</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Skvernelis">Skvernelis</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</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="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="BNS">BNS</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lithuanian">Lithuanian</span> (<span word="government">government</span>), <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lithuanian">Lithuanian</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Qualifying">Qualifying</span> <span word="Tournament">Tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2020 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lithuania">Lithuania</span>," <span word="Skvernelis">Skvernelis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lithuania">Lithuania</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="candidacy">candidacy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lithuanian">Lithuanian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Qualifying">Qualifying</span> <span word="Tournaments">Tournaments</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p>
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