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(Courtesy of the International Basketball Federation) 

GENEVA (Beijing Olympic Games) - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced the names of the 30 referees who have been nominated for the Basketball Tournaments of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

The Olympic Basketball Tournaments will be played in the Wukesong Indoor Stadium, in Beijing, China. The Men's competition will take place from 10th to 24th August 2008, while the Women's tournament is scheduled from 9th to 23rd August 2008.

Please find below the complete list of the 30 FIBA referees who have been nominated for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:

Mr. Mohammad AL-AMIRI (KUW)
Mr. Juan Carlos ARTEAGA (ESP)
Mr. Heros AVANESSIAN (IRI)
Mr. Michael AYLEN (AUS)
Mr. Ilija BELOSEVIC (SRB)
Ms. Susan Elaine BLAUCH (USA)
Mr. Romualdas BRAZAUSKAS (LTU)
Mr. Scott Jason BUTLER (AUS)
Mr. José Anibal CARRIÓN (PUR)
Ms. Elena CHERNOVA (RUS)
Mr. Abdellilah CHLIF (MAR)
Ms. Fátima Aparecida DA SILVA (BRA)
Mr. Pablo Alberto ESTÉVEZ (ARG)
Mr. Fabio FACCHINI (ITA)
Mr. Yuji HIRAHARA (JPN)
Ms. Chantal JULIEN (FRA)
Mr. Carl JUNGEBRAND (FIN)
Mr. Luigi LAMONICA (ITA)
Mr. Lijun MA (CHN)
Mr. Cristiano Jesus MARANHO (BRA)
Mr. Reynaldo Antonio MERCEDES SÁNCHEZ (DOM)
Mr. Abreu MUHIMUA (MOZ)
Mr. Nikolaos PITSILKAS (GRE)
Mr. Eddie Fernanzo RUSH (USA)
Mr. Stephen SEIBEL (CAN)
Mr. Petr SUDEK (SVK)
Ms. Jasmina TATIC (SRB)
Mrs. Dawna TOWNSEND (CAN)
Mr. Maogong YANG (CHN)
Mr. Nikolaos ZAVLANOS (GRE)

About FIBA

FIBA (www.fiba.com), the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 213 National Federations of basketball throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its main upcoming events are the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men and Women (to take place in the summer of 2008) that will decide the final berths for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the FIBA World Championships for Men and Women, held every four years. The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be played in Turkey, while the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women will take place in the Czech Republic.