USA Women Capture FIBA Women’s World Championship in Turkey on Connor Sports® Courts
Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) October 06, 2014 -- When the USA Basketball Women’s World Championship Team captured the 2014 FIBA World Championship title in Istanbul yesterday, they did so on the championship Connor Sports®. hardwood basketball court.
All games of the FIBA Women’s World Championship in Turkey were played in Connor Sports venues. From the Group Phase and Qualifications for the Quarter-Finals that were played at Ankara Arena and Istanbul's Abdi Ipekci Arena from September 27 to October 1, to the Final Phase that took place at Fenerbahce Arena, Connor hardwood was a constant.
“Connor Sports is extremely proud of the USA Basketball Women’s World Championship team that captured their second consecutive FIBA World Championship played on our courts in Turkey,” said Andrew Gettig, Vice President International for Connor Sport Court International. "Our company strives to provide venues worldwide with the best sports playing surfaces, and this year that resulted in watching two world titles on the Connor hardwood.
The FIBA Women’s World Championship, which ended with a victory yesterday by undefeated Team USA over Spain representing a second-straight world title and ninth overall world championship for the U.S. women’s team, marked the second Team USA title on the Connor hardwood this year. The FIBA Basketball World Cup was also contended on all Connor Sports surfaces, where Team USA also brought home a title.
About Connor Sport Court International / http://www.connorsports.com
More athletic events are played on Connor Sport Court International surfaces than on any other sports flooring in the world. Founded in 1872, Connor Sport Court International has established themselves as the standard for professional and collegiate sports. Hardwood used in the courts is from a renewable resource, with the U.S. growing six times more hardwood than is harvested each year. Sport Court® is a registered trade mark of Connor Sport Court International. Since 1974, it has identified the original and authentic modular sport surface, continuously improved and patented to provide the highest levels of quality and performance. Connor Sport Court International is proud to be the only sports surfacing company in the world that is independently audited and verified as “Zero Waste” and fully ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Lauren Gillian, Connor Sports, http://www.connorsports.com, 847-242-8339, [email protected]
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