Although basketballs have been bouncing in the Liepaja Olympic Center already since Saturday, the ESBA Promo Championship was officially declared open on Sunday evening with a breathtaking opening ceremony grasping the attention of all participants, guests and spectators.
A program filled with elements of folk and modern dance, as well as music was followed by an exhibition game featuring former Lithuanian basketball stars, such as Arvydas Sabonis and Sarunas Marciulionis.
All 18 teams were introduced and presented with symbolic oak leaf wreaths, the symbol of the biggest Latvian summer celebration – Jani, which traditionally starts on June 23 and marks the longest day of the year.
The championship will continue in Liepaja for five more days, until June 27. Teams from four different countries are battling for awards in eight different age categories, a 3×3 tournament and a three-point contest, which already took place right after the opening ceremony.
