Hosting a European Cup series 15 years later, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality received a passing grade from the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation for EUROCUP 2.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which organized its first international organization in wheelchair basketball by hosting the Andre Vergauwen Cup in 2008, hosted another European Cup series after 15 years and received full marks from the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). Group A matches of EUROCUP 2, one of the most important cups in Europe in wheelchair basketball, on 10-11 March 2023 were played at Celal Sports Hall, hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. In addition to İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Club, Fenerbahçe Göksel Çelik and Meylan Grenoble Handibasket from France and Orto-Medico Scyzory Kielce from Poland competed fiercely on 10-11 March.
Fenerbahce became the group leader
In the EUROCUP 2 Group A first match, Fenerbahçe Göksel Çelik defeated İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Club 69-56 and became the group winner. With this result, Fenerbahçe qualified for the EUROCUP 2 finals in Spain, and İzmir BBSK, which came second, qualified for the EUROCUP 3 final group to be held in Yalova on April 27-30.
There was great excitement
Emphasizing that Izmir once again hosted a European Cup leg after 15 years in wheelchair basketball, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Club President Ersan Odaman said, “We are on the way to make Izmir a sports city under the leadership of our President Tunç Soyer. 15 years later, we hosted a very important European Cup series in wheelchairs. During the two days, all the matches were played in a gentlemanly manner and there were many enjoyable moments. We received positive feedback from the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. We once again demonstrated the power of Izmir to organize international events in every branch of sports. We would like to thank all our staff and volunteers working with the Turkish Physically Handicapped Sports Federation and Izmir Youth and Sports Directorate.”
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
