London 2012 Olympics Tickets Tours and Hotels: Brits Hope to Field Olympic Basketball Team

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Preparations continue apace for Spyns London 2012 Olympic Tours. Many Spyns clients will attend the basketball finals, scheduled to take place in London's O2 arena. The arena has the dubious distinction of being where Michael Jackson was supposed to perform a series of concerts before his untimely death. 

Speaking of strange twists, the Brits are now hoping to field a basketball team for the London 2012 Summer Games. Quick, name a British basketball star? I bet you can't. While the British Olympic Association (BOA) is backing the bid by GB basketball for its teams to play at London 2012, t world basketball's governing body Fiba will decide on 13 March if GB should be given host nation places at the Games for its men's and women's teams. After meeting with GB Basketball, the BOA is satisfied that the sport has met its performance and legacy criteria.

My feeling is the UK will be able to field a team simply because it would be an enormous embarassment to host the London Olympics without being able to participate in such a crucial sport. BOA chief Andy Hunt said: "The potential for continued growth and future success is tremendous." He continued: "They have surpassed expectations and there is no question that they are now capable of producing credible performances at the London 2012 Olympic Games." Basketball is one of the only Olympic sports where entry for London 2012 is determined by the world governing body rather than the BOA.

GB men's captain Drew Sullivan said: "With the upcoming decision from Fiba fast approaching it's great that we have the full support of the British Olympic Association. I believe it's extremely important for the continued success of basketball in this country that we show togetherness. Hopefully Fiba can recognise this and grant us our place in the 2012 Olympics." While the UK's team may lack the star power of the US or China, we're hoping for a favourable decision on March 13 - incidentally just 2 days later the London 2012 ticket tornado gets started at the Olympic Committee sells roughly 6 million tickets. Now that's going to be more of show than seeing the Brits gets their b-ball asses kicked by Vietnam in 2012.

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