By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
During the “Sport in the 21st Century” meeting of the EU Council of ministers for discussions with sports ministers from the member states, IOC (International Olympic Committee) president Thomas Bach commented on the ongoing debate in European Basketball ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers.
Per IOC:
“The IOC President called on Europe to respect and preserve the European Sports Model. “It is my sincere hope that we do not lose sight of the important social role of sport by equating it with commercial sports business. We are deeply concerned about certain interpretations of the European treaty and EU competition law with regard to sports,” he said. “If everything in Europe is looked at only from a business perspective, the social value of sport is lost. Sport is about so much more than business,” he added.