EOC President Hickey: FIBA are absolutely correct. I fully endorse the actions of Baumann
Patrick Hickey has backed FIBA’s approach of suspending some basketball federations and warning others
Patrick Hickey, President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), has backed FIBA’s approach of suspending some basketball federations from Eurobasket 2017 and warning others.
Per Insidethegame.biz, "I have been flagging up the dangers for a while now about these profit-making organisations trying to hijack sport," he told insidethegames.
"If we don't kill it now then it will get out of control.
"If we continue to ignore the situation then the next thing we will have are private organisations we have no control over trying to set up an alternative to the Olympic Games."
"FIBA are absolutely correct in the action that they have taken and we will back them to the hilt," Hickey, who is also President of the Olympic Council of Ireland, toldinsidethegames.
"I want to fully endorse the actions of Patrick Baumann"
Per Insidethegame.biz, "I have been flagging up the dangers for a while now about these profit-making organisations trying to hijack sport," he told insidethegames.
"If we don't kill it now then it will get out of control.
"If we continue to ignore the situation then the next thing we will have are private organisations we have no control over trying to set up an alternative to the Olympic Games."
"FIBA are absolutely correct in the action that they have taken and we will back them to the hilt," Hickey, who is also President of the Olympic Council of Ireland, toldinsidethegames.
"I want to fully endorse the actions of Patrick Baumann"
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