NEWSDefending champions Russia beat Belarus 69-61 but it wasn't sufficient to see them through to the medal round.
Entering play with two losses in the group, Russia had no chance of advancing to the semi-finals. |
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Viktoryia Hasper poured in 24 points to guide Belarus to an 71-56 victory over Greece on Wednesday at the U20 European Championship for Women.
Hasper, who scored 16 of her game-high 24 in the first quarter, had great support from team-mate Tatsiana Likhtarovich who added 16. |
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More HeadlinesRussia and Spain, two teams considered medal favourites, needed big second half runs to defeat Belgium and Belarus respectively on the first day of qualifying round action at the U20 European Championship for Women.
Spain trailed 38-23 at the break but turned on the style in the fourth quarter by outscoring Belgium 29-7 en route to a 68-56 triumph. |
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An emphatic 86-40 triumph over Hungary was enough to see Belarus go through to the qualifying round at the U20 European Championship for Women.
Forward Arena Rynkevich led the victors in scoring with 20 points while team-mate Tatsiana Likhtarovich added 17. |
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