Live broadcast, May 26th news Fu Zhenghao, a senior media man today, interpreted the details of the next FIBA president’s election, among which Yao Ming will definitely not run for the President of this year’s International Basketball Association. The original text is as follows:
My good friend, teacher Mai Suifeng, recently introduced the rule that the president of the International Basketball Federation should rotate from five continents. This year, it is indeed the turn of people from the Asian region of the International Basketball Federation (Asian Basketball Federation) to be the president of the International Basketball Federation, but the specific person elected will not be Yao Ming.
FIBA wrote clearly about the election rules of FIBA President, except for rotating on all continents, candidates are not allowed to serve in any Asian basketball federation or National Basketball Association (this is the usual principle of interest avoidance). They must be invited and nominated by the secretary-general of the International Basketball Federation 120 days in advance, and must also pass the examination of the nomination team, finally, we can formally run for the election. According to these rules, Yao Ming is not qualified to run. He was not only re-elected as the Chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association in December 2022, but also the Chairman of the Asian Basketball Association (FIBA Asia Chairman) in the near future..
Yao Ming ranked second (Chairman) in the new leadership team in the general election of FIBA Asia from 2023 to 2027. Dr. K Govindraj (President) ranked first. In addition, Ms. Xu Lan, deputy secretary general of the Chinese Basketball Association, was successfully re-elected as a minority member of the Central Bureau of the Asian Basketball Association. In basketball organizations, President is generally translated as President and Chairman as Chairman.
It is worth mentioning that prince Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani, the president of the Asian Basketball Association, who has been in control of the real power of the Asian Basketball Association for many years, chose to retire at this change meeting, it is generally believed that he stepped down from the President of FIBA Asia to run for FIBA President.
In order to understand the rotating position of the president of the International Basketball Federation, I asked a relevant professional. The person said that the election of the president of the International Basketball Federation will be held from August 24 to August 25. The new president of the International Basketball Federation must be a highly respected person from the Asian Basketball Federation. What is certain is that, yao Ming will not run for president of the International Basketball Federation this year.
In fact, the president of FIBA is more of a ceremonial leader because of his rotation. It is the secretary-general who really manages the daily affairs of FIBA. I heard from the former president of the International Basketball Federation, Mr. Cheng Wanqi, introduced that the president of the International Basketball Federation had no salary and only reimbursed travel expenses during his term of office. However, the status of the president of the International Basketball Federation is respected, and visits in various countries can enjoy the treatment of head of state.
Of course, as one of the most famous representatives of Asian basketball in the world, if Yao Ming is interested in engaging in professional sports Foreign Affairs in the future, as long as he is gradual and polished, it is not impossible to be elected president of the International Basketball Federation in the future.