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Fiba Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has stripped the EuroBasket 2015 national team tournament from Ukraine, it was announced today.

FIBA Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has elected Turgay Demirel as its new president, succeeding the late Olafur Rafnsson.

FIBA Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has granted a request by the Ukrainian Basketball Federation to postpone a decision on whether the EuroBasket 2015 national team tournament can take place in the country.

Fiba Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has removed the 2014 U-18 European Championship men’s Division B competition from Donetsk, Ukraine, but has insisted that it still hopes the EuroBasket 2015 tournament will take place in the country.

The European division of the International Basketball Federation, Fiba, has denied that Ukraine has given up the hosting rights to EuroBasket 2015 even though tournament director Markiyan Lubkivsky admitted yesterday (Wednesday) that he “cannot imagine” how to host the national team event next year.

Ukraine has given up hosting rights to the 2015 EuroBasket national team basketball competition because of the political and financial situation in the country, according to tournament director Markiyan Lubkivsky.

Bucharest in Romania has been selected as the host city of the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) inaugural 3x3 European Championships.

It was with a deep sense of shock and sadness that we received news from FIBA Europe of the sudden and untimely death of its president Olafur Rafnsson. The loss of his remarkable energy, intellect and vision will be felt very deeply by the organisation and by all those in sport who share a passion for its future.

Olafur Rafnsson, president of FIBA (the International Basketball Federation) Europe, was last night found dead in his hotel room in Geneva.