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Vitebsk became the birthplace of Belarusian basketball. It was in this city that the first team (men's) was formed, which in 1923 took part in the first all-Union basketball competitions. At the same time, a squad from a modest Belarusian city managed to take 3rd place, losing only to the teams of Moscow and Petrograd.

A year later, basketball began to actively develop in Minsk. In 1928, the women's team of Belarus took 1st place at the first All-Union Spartakiad, and the men's team came second. At the end of 1929, 2.4 thousand people were engaged in basketball in Belarus.

After World War II, Belarusian teams competed in the USSR championship, but they were not leaders and practically did not get into the number of winners. It was only at the end of the 1980s that the women's team "Horizont" managed to climb the podium for the first time: in 1989, Minskers took second place in the USSR championship. In 1991, they became the third.

basketball players in dresses

In the post-Soviet period, basketball was not among the most. The surge of interest dates back to 1994, when the youth team of Belarus became the European champion. Several Belarusian basketball players were immediately invited to US universities and played for local basketball teams in the NCAA. However, the Belarusians failed to break into the NBA. Having moved to the level of the national teams, the team failed to repeat the success.

The women's team, which is called "the most beautiful team of Belarus" in the country, is much more successful. In 2006, under the guidance of coach Anatoly Buyalsky, the Belarusian team reached the final tournament of the European Championship for the first time and sensationally took third place, winning bronze medals.

Then the women's team made it to the Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first team in the history of sovereign Belarus in team sports to win the right to represent the country at the main start of the four-year period. Our team reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to the Chinese team. As a result, Belarusians took 6th place.

Then there were 4th places at the 2009 European Championship in Riga and at the 2010 World Championship in the Czech Republic. However, in 2011, at the European Championships in Poland, the team did not perform very well and became only 9th. After that, the head coach Anatoly Buyalsky left the team. Under the guidance of a new coach, Lithuanian Rimantas Grigas, the team won a ticket to the 2013 European Championship in France.

The women's basketball team of Belarus is one of the three most popular national teams.

It should be noted that the women's team of Belarus was the first among all other national teams to start performing in sports dresses, and not in T-shirts and shorts.

Hostage of three seconds

The most famous Belarusian basketball player is Ivan Edeshko. He didn't play in the NBA, he didn't score 50 points in a game. Yes, he won 8 USSR championships, the Champions Cup and two European championships. But he became famous all over the world thanks to one single pass. In the already legendary match between the USSR and the USA in the final of the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Ivan Edeshko, 3 seconds before the end of the match, gave a magnificent pass across the entire court to Alexander Belov, who scored the winning goal - 52:51. The USSR national team won the Olympic tournament for the first time in its history.

In women's basketball, the current basketball player Elena Levchenko is well known. She is a participant in the Beijing Olympic Games, as well as the European Championships 2007, 2009, 2011. in the national team of Belarus.

Elena became the champion of Poland, Russia, Lithuania, was a participant in the women's NBA finals. Recognized as the most useful basketball player in the Baltic League (2000), twice - in 2002 and 2003 - was among the top ten players in US colleges. She was recognized as the best center of the 2010 World Cup.

Tsmoki attack!

Unlike the 90s of the last century, Belarusian basketball is on the rise today. The best domestic basketball players not only play in the top clubs abroad, but also stay at home, defending the colors of the Belarusian clubs, which allows raising the level of the national championship. BC "Tsmoki-Minsk" represents Belarus in the VTB United League - a basketball project that unites the strongest basketball clubs in Eastern Europe.

The successful performance of the women's team of Belarus attracts the attention of fans and stimulates the popularity of basketball. Student basketball is actively developing - all Belarusian universities have their own teams.

The women's national basketball team of Belarus defeated the Turkish team in the final match of the EuroBasket 2019 qualifier and qualified for the continental forum.

On November 21, in Kayseri, Belarusian basketball players beat Turkish women with a difference of 4 points - 60:56 (17:17, 15:18, 14:10, 14:11).

Ekaterina Snytina became the top scorer in the Belarusian squad with 17 points.

Turkey - Belarus - 56:60 (17:17, 18:15, 10:14, 11:14)

Belarus: Bentley (2 points + 6 rebounds), Likhtarovich (10 + 3 rebounds), Popova (10 + 3 rebounds), Snytina (17 + 5 rebounds), Veremeenko (6 + 8 rebounds), Gasper (7 + 11 rebounds + 3 passes) ), Rytikov (3 + 6 rebounds), Tarasova (2 + 4 rebounds), Zyuzkov (3).

Yielding with a difference of 3 points after the first half of the meeting, the Belarusians managed to turn the tide of the game and kept the winning score in a difficult ending.

The Belarusians were especially effective in this match on rebounds (51-41, 18-11 of them in attack).

Natalia Trofimova (head coach of the Belarus national team):

— Today we won the fight on the rebound, which gave us the opportunity to re-attack. They also managed to complete the main task - to stop their leader Alben. In principle, I am satisfied with how the girls worked on defense, while not forgetting about attacking actions and forcing their opponents to foul over and over again. I am glad that we ended this cycle on a victorious note and won the right to compete at the European Championships, - the official website of the BSE quotes Trofimova as saying.

Tatiana Likhtarovich (Team of Belarus):

- First of all, we were faced with the task of playing well in defense. I think we coped with the instructions of the coach, thanks to which we were able to win. In the course of the game, we were able to successfully vary attacks from the perimeter and passes under the basket. I am happy that we will perform again at the European Championships, where, I hope, we will be able to compete for medals,” Likhtarovich said.

Maxim Ryzhenkov (Chairman of the Belarusian Basketball Federation):

- Satisfied with the result. The team showed a good game. With the overwhelming support of thousands of fans in the stands in Turkey, we defeated one of the strongest teams in Europe and completed the task of reaching the final stage of the continental championship. Of course, here I would like to note the work of the head coach Natalia Trofimova personally and the entire coaching staff. Our girls are great! - said the head of the BFB.

Late in the evening in our qualifying group "B" will be the match Poland - Estonia, but it will not matter in the distribution of tickets to the European Championship.

The position of the teams in group "B":

1. Turkey - 11 points (5 wins, 1 loss);

2. Belarus - 11 (5 wins, 1 loss);

3. Poland - 5 (1 win, 3 losses);

4. Estonia - 5 (5 defeats).

The teams that take the first places in each of the 8 qualifying groups, as well as the 6 best squads from the second in their quartets, will advance to the final round of the UEFA EURO 2019.

Belarusians caught up with Turkey in terms of the number of points scored, but lost to them in terms of additional indicators, as they lost to their rivals in the home match with a difference of 10 points. Nevertheless, the Belarusian team made it to EuroBasket 2019 from the second line.

In the previous matches of the Euro 2019 qualification, the Belarusian national team won away from Poland (70:62), at home against Estonia (80:63), lost at home to Turkey (54:64), defeated Poland at home (71:50) and in away defeated Estonia (113:63).