The Colombian side could have confused the sports competition with the Friendship Festival, which is why it sent a weak line-up to the Fonbet Friendship Cup, Olympic basketball champion Ivan Edeshko told .
Earlier, the Colombian Basketball Federation (FCB) announced that it had not sent the national team to participate in the Friendship Cup, which is taking place in Perm. In the opening match of the tournament, the Colombian team lost to Parma with a score of 53:155.
Later, from a letter that had, it became clear that the Colombian national team had not sent the first or even the second national team to the Friendship Cup in Russia, but had given its initial agreement to participate in the competition signed by the president of the Colombian Basketball Federation.
— It seems that the Colombians confused the Friendship Cup with the Friendship Festival. I saw a team that came specifically for a friendly celebration, and not for a sports competition. Apparently, that’s why they didn’t even send the second casting. It seems that a misunderstanding occurred when they received the invitation, as if they had come to an amateur festival in their minds, “Edeshko told .
The Friendship Cup takes place from August 21 to 25. Teams from Russia and Venezuela are also participating in the tournament.
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Source : MatchTV
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