GENEVA (FIBA Diamond Ball for Men) - The 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Men begins in Nanjing, China, tomorrow and will be broadcast in over a record 80 territories.

This event is the final FIBA preparation tournament for the men's national teams before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Basketball Tournament and the six teams feature the Yao Ming led China team; the reigning Olympic Champions Argentina; three current Continental Champions, Angola (Africa), Australia (Oceania) and Iran (Asia); and the 2002 FIBA World Champions, Serbia. The four-day tournament ends on the 1st of August and each team will play three games.

In addition to watching on television, basketball fans can also log on to www.olympicbasketball.fiba.com for the game schedule, live scoring, interviews and reports.

The full list of territories and broadcasters are listed below:

Africa

Angola - TPA

Americas

Argentina - Canal 7, TYC Sports.
Brazil - Sport Interactivo
Asia
China - CCTV
Indonesia - First Media
Philippines - Solar Entertainment

Europe

Albania - Eurosport 2
Andorra - Eurosport 2
Armenia - Eurosport 2
Austria - Eurosport 2
Azerbaijan - Eurosport 2
Belarus - Eurosport 2
Belgium - Eurosport 2
Bosnia Herzegovina - Eurosport 2
Bulgaria - Eurosport 2
Croatia - Eurosport 2
Cyprus - Eurosport 2
Czech Republic - Eurosport 2
Denmark - Eurosport 2
England - Eurosport 2
Estonia - Eurosport 2
Finland - Eurosport 2
France & DOMTOM - Eurosport 2
FYROM - Eurosport 2
Georgia - Eurosport 2
Germany - Eurosport 2
Greece - Eurosport 2
Holland - Eurosport 2
Hungary - Eurosport 2
Iceland - Eurosport 2
Ireland - Eurosport 2
Italy - Eurosport 2
Kazakhstan - Eurosport 2
Latvia - Eurosport 2
Liechtenstein - Eurosport 2
Lithuania - Eurosport 2
Luxembourg - Eurosport 2
Malta - Eurosport 2
Moldova - Eurosport 2
Monaco - Eurosport 2
Montenegro - Eurosport 2
Norway - Eurosport 2
Poland - Eurosport 2
Portugal - Eurosport 2
Romania - Eurosport 2
Russia - Eurosport 2
San Marino - Eurosport 2
Scotland - Eurosport 2
Serbia - RTS & Eurosport 2
Slovak Republic - Eurosport 2
Slovenia - Eurosport 2
Spain - Eurosport 2
Sweden - Eurosport 2
Switzerland - Eurosport 2
Turkey - Eurosport 2
Ukraine - Eurosport 2
Vatican State - Eurosport 2
Wales - Eurosport 2

Middle East/North Africa

Algeria - Al Jazeera Sport
Bahrain - Al Jazeera Sport
Chad - Al Jazeera Sport
Djibouti - Al Jazeera Sport
Egypt - Al Jazeera Sport
Iran - Al Jazeera Sport
Iraq - Al Jazeera Sport
Jordan - Al Jazeera Sport
Kuwait - Al Jazeera Sport
Lebanon - Al Jazeera Sport
Libya - Al Jazeera Sport
Mauritania - Al Jazeera Sport
Morocco - Al Jazeera Sport
Oman - Al Jazeera Sport
Palestine, including Gaza Strip - Al Jazeera Sport
Qatar - Al Jazeera Sport
Saudi Arabia - Al Jazeera Sport
Somalia - Al Jazeera Sport
Sudan - Al Jazeera Sport
Syria - Al Jazeera Sport
Tunisia - Al Jazeera Sport
United Arab Emirates - Al Jazeera Sport
Yemen - Al Jazeera Sport

About FIBA

FIBA (www.fiba.com), the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 213 National Federations of basketball throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its main upcoming events are the Beijing 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournaments and the FIBA World Championships for Men and Women, held every four years. The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be played in Turkey, while the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women will take place in the Czech Republic.


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