Philippine Arena, February 24 and 27 - With the 6th and final window of the Fiba World Cup looming, Yamaha Motor Philippines is in all out support of Gilas Pilipinas. As the official lifestyle motorcycle of the National Team, Yamaha considers its role beyond a simple sponsorship. As an entity that has supported its own Filipino athletes for more than a decade it has cultivated local dreams and turned it into global achievements. With a grassroots campaign started during its infancy that has now blossomed into a triumph of Filipino talent witnessed around the world. Having the first-ever Filipino to reach the moto2 level, it is important for Yamaha to continue cultivating athletes even beyond the racetracks.
With the fiery Filipino passion lifting basketball as the nation’s undisputed number one sport. Yamaha considers it a duty and a pleasure to support Gilas Pilipinas. As the last step before their World Cup campaign, the national team will go up against a tough Lebanon team that previously dealt them with an 85-81 loss and a Jordan team looking to avenge its defeat in their last meet.
To further heighten the experience of the already highly anticipated games, Yamaha will have a special halftime presentation featuring Bamboo. This is, after all, a global event happening in the Philippines. Making it perfect to showcase Filipino pride through their passion for sports. The 55,000 capacity Philippine Arena is expecting a full house and a prelude to the atmosphere of the FIBA World Cup and Yamaha will be there to encourage Gilas Pilipinas.
