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Planning, investment and su stainable legacy of major sporting events – EuroBasket 2011 case study. Mindaugas Bal č i ū nas Lithuanian Basketball Federation. Responsibility for national sport and country. POPULARITY of sports in Lithuania (2011).
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Planning, investment and sustainable legacy of major sporting events – EuroBasket 2011 case study Mindaugas Balčiūnas Lithuanian Basketball Federation
Responsibility for national sport and country POPULARITY of sports in Lithuania (2011)
Challenge – the biggest sporting event ever hosted in lithuania • Organizational structure and human resources. • Infrastructure and investments. • Event budgeting and sponsorship. • Promotion and communication. • Event realization.
The goal – to make the biggest and the besteurobasket in history • More 8 teams to participate: format 24 teams; • More 7 days of the event: in total 21 days of duration; • More 36 games to play: overall 91 games; • All games televised to more than 160 territories worldwide; • More than 200 millions TV viewers; • More than 350 000 fans in arenas;
Big financial challenge for country facing global economical crisis • Investments to infrastructure
EuroBasket Legacy • Economic; • Social; • Promotional; • Feel-good factor and life-satisfaction;
Long term investment – modern, multifunction convention center's Panevezys arena Siauliai arena Klaipedos arena Kaunas arena Alytus arena
Social impact: Basketball and sport becomes more popular 10 – 30 % MORE MORE KIDS ATTENDING BASKETBALL AFTER EUROBASKET 2011
Social impact: Volunteering culture expansion MORE THAN 1800 VOLUNTEERS SERVED THE EVENT.
Promotional legacy:Country communication during EuroBasket 2011
‚feelgood‘ factor and life-satisfaction TWO GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ACHIEVED BEFORE EUROBASKET 2011 Dribbling around Lithuania record 60 000 balls bouncing record
How much we are spending for basketball? MORE THAN 100 000 FANS REGULARLY INVOLVED IN BASKETBALL
Yearly economic value of basketball in Lithuania % % Multiplier – 1,4 ~1 Billion LTL