IT’S not Iraq but United Arab Emirates that will replace the suspended Lebanon in the forthcoming 2013 FIBA-Asia Men’s Basketball Championship on August 1 to 11 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
A FIBA-Asia announcement on its website declared that Iraq, which finished fourth in the Western Asia Qualifying tournament held in Tehran, Iran in February, opted not to participate because of lack of preparation; the slot then goes to UAE, currently no. 63 in the FIBA-Asia rankings.
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