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Minister Trooper: "The goal - four new halls in the coming years" Israel today

2021-10-12T11:33:29.867Z


The Basketball League Administration held a festive event to mark the opening of the 2021/22 season when the Minister of Culture provided a number of interesting statements: "Our challenge is to return the amounts you knew until two or three years ago to encourage maximum Israeli players on the floor" • Eliyahu, Ben Shimol, Hanochi, Naimi And Zelikovich said goodbye: "You were privileged to give the masses of people moments of contentment and kindness"


The League Administration held a prestigious event today (Tuesday) on the occasion of the opening of the 2021/22 season with the participation of Sports Minister Hili Trooper.

During the event, the administration said goodbye to several senior Israeli actors who have retired in the past two years - Lior Eliyahu, Avi Ben Shimol, Nitzan Hanochi, Yuval Naimi and Aviram Zelikovich, while Omri Caspi, who is abroad, was absent from the ceremony.

"I'm really happy to be here, basketball is my big weakness," said Minister Trooper.

"I want to say a big thank you to Shmuel Frenkel, Shabtai Tzur and the principal and Toto-Winner. It is important for me to tell the retiring players that we are saying goodbye today, you had the greatest privilege of working in a job that makes crowds happy and excited, to be a part of something big. I say that. "As a first-hand witness. You were privileged to give the masses of people moments of peace and kindness."

Retiring actors get the respect they deserve, Photo: Alan Schieber

The Minister also referred to the construction of new halls: "Following Shmuel's words, the State of Israel has made a good way thanks to Toto in building sports facilities. 3,500 to 5,000 seats. My goal is at least four arenas in the coming years and all the authorities will be able to compete for it. It brings an audience, I as a Hapoel Jerusalem fan thought the team's maximum is 2,000 fans in Malcha. "And I want to say thank you to all the partners, the people in the administration and Shmuel. We all carry scars from previous years, as we were until now hand in hand, so it will be now. Thank you very much and good luck."

Trooper was asked about supporting teams playing in Europe: "Our challenge is to return the amounts you knew until two or three years ago to encourage maximum Israeli players on the floor. From the budget, the principal rewards teams that choose to go to Europe "The toto will give its own. I was at the Ness Ziona games a year ago and I think they also did not know they had 4,000 fans until they played in the European Final Four."

Frenkel, today at the gala event, Photo: Alan Schieber

Frenkel said: "I am happy and proud that we are opening a new season of the Winner Basket League. We have a strong league, a vaccinated league and I hope and believe that as we have managed despite all the difficulties to finish the last two seasons as a sorter, this season will be successful, without breaks, without diseases, And especially full of moments of tension and excitement. "

Source: israelhayom

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