ORLEN as the sponsor of Polish basketball
Under an agreement with the Polish Basketball Association (PZK), ORLEN serves as the strategic partner of Poland’s men’s and women’s national basketball teams in both the 5x5 and 3x3 formats, as well as the Title Sponsor of the country’s top professional women’s and men’s leagues – ORLEN Basket. As part of the partnership, the Company supports 16 junior national teams, youth training programmes, and the national wheelchair basketball teams.
In addition, ORLEN sponsors three key youth training initiatives – the School Youth Basketball Centres, which comprise approximately 150 facilities where around 8,000 children train under the guidance of more than 300 coaches. The partnership also extends to work with young athletes in the Youth Basketball Training Centres, which bring together over 800 participants trained by around 150 coaches across 50 centres nationwide, as well as the Rural Basketball Centres, which promote the development of the sport in rural areas.
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