In the current circumstances of the national team Russia in basketball, it is extremely difficult to find rivals, because a large number of national teams are preparing for the world championship, the president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) said in an interview with Andrei Kirilenko .
Russian basketball teams and clubs are currently suspended from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Now the national team, led by head coach Zoran Lukic, is holding a training camp at the Novogorsk training center.
— Have other rivals other than Belarus been mentioned for this training camp?
– Of course, we discussed it, but in the current situation, it is very difficult to find rivals. Moreover, now a huge number of national teams are preparing for the World Cup. We would also like to be there, in fact (laughs). We started very well with a 3-0 result. I think the current Russian team would qualify for the World Cup and could perform well there. Unfortunately, at the moment – this is a dream.
– In the foreseeable future, new rivals could appear? Maybe the Chinese team?
– Undoubtedly, they can, but the same China participates in the World Cup. In one way or another, almost all the teams are involved in the preparation for this tournament. Clearly no one wants to break it. If we agree with one of the rivals, we will immediately announce such a match,” Kirilenko told .
Watch the broadcast of the friendly match between the men’s teams of Russia and Belarus on June 11 at 2:55 p.m. (Moscow time) on Match! Game”, as well as the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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