Announcements Thessaloniki Promoted As Sports Tourism Destination by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 written by GTP editing team 1 August 2012 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 6 Thessaloniki will host the 12th FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championship 12-21 July 2013. Thessaloniki will show its sports tourism potential next summer, as it will host the 12th FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championship, scheduled for 12-21 July 2013. The event will be held under the auspices of the Greek National Tourism Organization. The 10-day event, characterized as an “Olympic-style” event, will attract some 3,000 athletes from all over the world along with 1,000 attendants. The event is expected to attract a large number of tourists to Thessaloniki. Maxibasketball is a world sports movement through which basketball players continue to play after retirement from their sporting career. The World Maxibasketball event is held every two years and Greece has been participating for the past ten years. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Efforts To Place Thessaloniki On The World Tourism Map next post G20 Commits To Visa Issue, Greece Makes Proposals You may also like Test post 6 June 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 Peiraios Industrial Complex to Become Athens’ New Cultural Hub 5 February 2025 Santorini: New Safety Measures Announced as Seismic Activity Continues 4 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ