A Canadian super fan made new fans of his own at Oak Bay High School Thursday afternoon.
Toronto Raptors super fan Nav Bhatia and B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming were at the school to celebrate the FIBA MenB次元官网网址檚 Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament, to be held at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre from June 23 to 28.
The event is one of four qualifying tournaments worldwide for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Fleming announced that the the province will support the world-class tournament with $350,000 through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
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Oak Bay High played a quick game to celebrate the arrival of world class basketball in
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Super fan Bhatia has his sights set on Japan.
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After the announcement, Oak Bay High basketball players took to the court to play a brief scrimmage.
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