Zhang Jiandong (front C), vice mayor of Beijing and chairman of China 2019 bid committee, speaks after FIBA (International Basketball Federation) president Horacio Muratore announced China as the host country of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup during a ceremony in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Aug. 7, 2015. Chief of FIBA announced here Friday that China will host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)

FIBA (International Basketball Federation) president Horacio Muratore announces China as the host country of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup during a ceremony in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Aug. 7, 2015. Chief of FIBA announced here Friday that China will host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)

Members of China 2019 bid committee cheer after FIBA (International Basketball Federation) president Horacio Muratore announced China as the host country of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup during a ceremony in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Aug. 7, 2015. Chief of FIBA announced here Friday that China will host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)

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