USSR national team Olympic champion Zurab Sakandelidze will become a new member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame, according to FIBA’s official website.
This honor also went to two-time Olympic champion Katrina McClain, Games medalists Penny Taylor, Vlamir Marquez, World Cup medalists Amaya Valdemoro, Carlos Loisaga and China’s Yao Ming, who played in Houston for nine seasons. , the basketball player has participated in the NBA All-Star Games eight times.
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on August 23 after the conclusion of the FIBA Congress in Manila.
Sakandelidze died aged 58 in 2004. The basketball player won gold at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, he also became a bronze medalist at the 1968 Games, world champion and four-time European champion.
Source : MatchTV
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