{"id":119876,"date":"2026-05-29T04:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/abadina-brings-together-former-presidents-and-clubs-for-the-tbs-district-2026-50-years-of-basketball\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T04:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:58:28","slug":"abadina-brings-together-former-presidents-and-clubs-for-the-tbs-district-2026-50-years-of-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/abadina-brings-together-former-presidents-and-clubs-for-the-tbs-district-2026-50-years-of-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Abadina brings together former presidents and clubs for the TBS District 2026: 50 years of basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abadina Celebrates Meeting with Former Presidents and Delegates on the Eve of the 2026 Superior Tournament<\/h2>\n\n\nSanto Domingo, RD. &#8211; The Basketball Association of the National District (Abadina), led by Edwin Castillo (Tatico), held a meeting with former presidents and delegates of superior clubs this Thursday. The meeting&#8217;s main objective was to finalize details for the Superior Basketball Tournament (TBS Distrito 2026), a significant event that will mark the &#8220;Golden Wedding&#8221; of the competition, celebrating its 50 years of history.\n\nCastillo, after overcoming health problems, resumed his duties at the head of Abadina and led the meeting at the restaurant La Trufa Negra, in the Ensanche Naco. The atmosphere was marked by camaraderie and unity among those present.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Hard work is being done in the organization of the capital contest, preparing an unforgettable moment to celebrate the 50 years of history of the tournament.<\/p><cite>Edwin Castillo, President of Abadina<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe tournament, which began in 1974, will be played in the renovated Virgilio Travieso Soto Arena &#8220;BanReservas&#8221;.\n\nAmong the former presidents of Abadina present were Professor Agust\u00edn Cort\u00e9s Robles (1987-1990), Jos\u00e9 Esteban Borrom\u00e9 (1990-1994), Roberto Ram\u00edrez (1997-1999) and Fernando Teruel (2018-2020), current Technical Vice Minister of Sports and Immortal of Sport.\n\nAlso in attendance were Abadina executives such as H\u00e9ctor Junior Gil, vice president; Jos\u00e9 -Boy\u00f3n- Dom\u00ednguez, general secretary; Santos Mar\u00eda, in press; and members Anthony Fern\u00e1ndez and C\u00e9sar Pilarte, along with club member Jorge Luis Mercedes.\n\nIn addition, Commissioner Nelson Ram\u00edrez was present; Claudio M\u00e9ndez, Administrative; sports reporters Am\u00e9rico Celado and Odalis S\u00e1nchez, from Communications and Press; magistrate (SCJ) Alejandro Bello; and lawyers Augusto Mart\u00ednez and Pedro Lara, legal advisors.\n\nAmong the special guests were Junior P\u00e1ez, vice president of the Dominican Basketball Federation (Fedombal); congresswoman Melisa S\u00e1nchez; former treasurer of Abadina, Milton D\u00edaz; Fernando Geraldino, Social Responsibility manager of the company Seaboard \u201cEnerg\u00eda Limpia\u201d; and former Secretary of Sports Andr\u00e9s Vanderhorts.\n\nThe club delegates who attended the meeting were Dimitri Mendoza, from San L\u00e1zaro; Agust\u00edn Espinoza, from San Carlos; Jos\u00e9 -Boy\u00f3n- Dom\u00ednguez, for Mauricio B\u00e1ez; Jefry Mercedes, from El Mill\u00f3n; Miguel Merejo, from the Rafael Barias club; Ram\u00f3n Gonz\u00e1lez, from Huellas del Siglo; Pedro Lara, from Bameso; Jorge Ram\u00edrez and Kendry Peralta, for Los Prados.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abadina Celebrates Meeting with Former Presidents and Delegates on the Eve of the 2026 Superior Tournament Santo Domingo, RD. &#8211; The Basketball Association of the National District (Abadina), led by Edwin Castillo (Tatico), held a meeting with former presidents and delegates of superior clubs this Thursday. 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