Ahead of June’s European Championship, FIMBA GB+60 Women have received a welcome boost from the UK and Ireland division of global basketball specialists, Molten.
Molten’s UK & Ireland Brand Manager, Paul Reaney visited during a recent training session to present the group with a batch of Molten BG4500 matchballs –the same ball used in major European competition and the British and Ireland Basketball Leagues.
The 18-strong squad, whose ages range from 60-73, is currently in training for the European Championship, which will take place in Pesaro, Italy in June. Team GB is looking to improve on the bronze medal they won in Portugal in 2023 and is also hoping to compete in the bi-annual World Championships in Switzerland, in 2025.
THREE YEAR DEAL IS MOLTEN’S LARGEST INVESTMENT INTO BRITISH BASKETBALL AS POPULARITY OF THE GAME CONTINUES TO RISE
Molten and The British Basketball League are delighted to announce that Molten will continue their partnership as official ball supplier of the Men’s and Women’s British Basketball League. The deal is the most lucrative investment Molten have placed into the British game, which will see their high quality basketballs continue to be used throughout the League for at least the next three years. With a month of the
Basketball Ireland and Molten have agreed a four-year partnership extension which will see Molten continue as ‘Official Ball Supplier’ in Ireland until at least 2027.
Molten Brand Manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland, Paul Reaney, noted:
