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　　 Yao Ming named ambassador for 2019 Basketball World Cup

　　12月4日，2019年国际篮联篮球世界杯倒计时1000天活动在北京五棵松体育馆汇源中心举行，中国篮球界的传奇人物姚明在会上被聘为2019年篮球世界杯首位官方形象大使。

　　The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Organizing Committee has named Chinese basketball star Yao Ming the first official ambassador for the tournament，China News Service reported.The announcement was made on Dec.4 in Beijing.This is the first time that China will hold the Basketball World Cup，the world's top basketball tournament.

　　On Sunday，FIBA celebrated 1,000 days until the 2019 event in China.Yao Ming，who achieved stardom by representing China's national team at two FIBA Basketball World Cups and three Olympic Games，noted that "many players invest a lot of time and effort to maintain the best conditions and build better teams to win.However，there is much work to be done behind the scenes，such as improving stadiums and advertisements to attract more fans."

　　As an ambassador for the 2019 games，Yao said he will actively encourage the public，and especially youth，to participate in basketball and pay attention to the Basketball World Cup.The 2019 tournament

has already received a great deal of attention，not only because it will select seven qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games，but also because it will feature