Russia: Fake Colombian team played in an official basketball tournament

Tournament organizers in Russia fell for a joke organized by a Latino group

A fake selection of Colombia represented the country in the Friendship Cupa tournament organized in Russiawhich had been designed to give the home team a chance to test their skills in the face of Russia’s exclusion from international competitions due to the conflict in Ukraine.

The competition featured teams from Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, and a local one from the city of Permwhere the tournament was held. However, doubts about the authenticity of the Colombian team quickly arose when, in their debut, they were crushed by the Perm team with a difference of more than 100 points. In their next match, they fell again, this time against Venezuela, with a disadvantage of more than 50 points..

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The poor performance raised suspicions in the Russian Basketball Federation, which decided to investigate what happened. After investigations, it was discovered that the Colombian team was fake. and had no official relationship with the Colombian Basketball Federation.

The Colombian Basketball Federation issued a statement distancing itself from participating in the tournament. In the statement, the federation stated that it never received a formal invitation to participate in the Friendship Cup in Russia and clarified that it had not authorized any club or training school to attend the event. Also, They announced that they will take legal action for the improper use of their image and logo in this case fraudulent.