Cairns Sport fans will be in for a treat if Queensland's bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth games comes off: Cairns Convention centre could host the Preliminary rounds of the men and women's basketball competition.
This comes as a further boost to Cairns Sport after the tropical city hosted the 2010 Davis Cup. Our lovely dry season climate makes Cairns an attractive venue for international sports competitions, especially during the cooler months which may have unpleasant weather in Southern States.
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Cairns to host 2018 Commonwealth Games' basketball if bid won
CAIRNS will co-host preliminary basketball games as part of the 2018 Commonwealth Games if the Gold Coast wins the bid to hold the $500 million event.
Premier Anna Bligh has announced the Cairns Convention Centre and the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, would host the preliminary rounds of the men’s and women’s basketball competition.
The semi-finals and finals would be played on the Gold Coast.
“Both venues have extensive experience in hosting professionalbasketball competitions and other large sporting events,” she said.
Cairns Basketball and Taipans president Denis Donaghy said it was a feather in the cap for Cairns.
“Representatives of the bid team were up here a few months ago to inspect the facilities at Cairns Basketball and the centre court at the Cairns Convention Centre,” he said.
“All of our (four) courts are airconditioned and built to Olympic standards, including the backboards and the air-thrust playing surface.”
Mr Donaghy said the bid team also was obviously impressed with the training facilities at Manunda as well as the convention centre stadium.
He said he was not sure how many teams would come to Cairns.
“I think the success of the Crocs in Townsville and the Taipans here and the crowds they have been attracting probably got us the nod,” he said.
“Certainly the people of Cairns who have come along to support the Taipans has brought us to the attention of the Games bid people.”
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