The organisation of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Group C in Cyprus constitutes a first-class opportunity to promote our country, both as a tourist destination and as a destination for organising sports events, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Kostas Koumis, has said ahead of the Group C matches taking place between 28 August and 4 September at the Spyros Kyprianou Sports Centre in Limassol.
"It is with great joy and satisfaction that we are hosting the FIBA Eurobasket 2025 in our country and in Limassol. This is a very special event, which is expected to attract the interest of millions of viewers, and it certainly constitutes a first-class opportunity to promote our country, both as a tourist destination and as a destination for organising the sports events”, Koumis noted in a Ministry announcement.
Cyprus is expected to receive a five-digit number of foreign visitors, which clearly boosts tourism and local businesses. In addition, images from the Limassol stadium will not only go around the world on television, expected to reach or even exceed 300 million viewers since the previous EuroBasket in 2022, but also on social media, the Deputy Minister underlined.
“The arrival of five high-level national teams, the participation of more than 80 athletes and attendants competing at the highest European and international level, as well as the arrivals of hundreds of visitors to our country to watch this great event up close are confirmation of its high level”, Koumis pointed out, also noting the first historic participation of the Cyprus National Team in the event. “The participation of our national basketball team is also a special honour for our country,” he stressed.
“On this occasion, I would like to reiterate that sports tourism, as a special form of tourism, is a priority for the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, which is why we actively support FIBA Eurobasket 2025, as well as other sports events that are expected to be organised in our country in the coming months,” the Deputy Minister of Tourism concluded.
(Source: CNA)
