Madrid has been designated by the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) as candidate to host Eurobasketthe national team championship of the old continent, for the year 2029. This has been confirmed by the autonomous community itself, which explains that it has offered to host one of the four group stages, which would total 15 games, and the round final of the tournament, with another 16, including the grand final, which would take place in mid-September.
The final decision on the venues for the tournament will be made by the European Basketball Federation (FIBA) in May 2025. As explained by the Community of Madrid in an official statement, The matches would be held at the WiZink Center in the capital during the first fortnight of September 2029.
The venue on Goya Street, the former Sports Palace, has experience when it comes to hosting international sporting events of this magnitude, having already hosted the Basketball World Cup in 2014, or the 2015 Euroleague Final Four, in the one in which Real Madrid won the title. And not only basketball, it has also been the scene of the most successful Spanish Futsal Cup in history or the judo and karate world championships.
A headquarters with extensive international experience
Beyond the capital, in 2023 alone, more than 400 sporting events and activities were organized in the Community of Madrid, 46 of them of a national, European or world nature, which were spread across a total of 70 municipalities in the region. .
So far this year 2024, the Community of Madrid has sponsored events such as the Madrid Marathon, the Motocross World Championship, the Spanish Climbing Championship, the Premier Padel P1 or IFEMA Madrid Horse Week.
It is estimated that the economic impact of holding Eurobasket 2029 in Madrid would be around 270 million euros, and would also serve to reinforce the image of the Community and the capital of Spain as a sports and cultural tourist destination.
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