Today on 26th June, the basketball relay races and shooting contest were held at Olympic Arena. The Women’s National Team athletes took part in it.
As part of the training camp, the girls were divided into two teams to compete for medals.
By the sum of two contests Zorki team won the “Queen of the ball” title: Aryna Masko, Yuliya Vasilevich, Hanna Brych, Palina Katlinskaya, Darya Mahalias, Hanna Lapo.
Malanki team provided the competition: Yanina Inkina, Iryna Venskaya, Maryna Ivashchanka, Yana Liabedzich, Natallia Harbachova, Katsiaryna Rybalka.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event was held without spectators, but all fans of the main team had the opportunity to watch their favorite players live on Sport-TV.by and belarus.basketball. Former basketball player and former manager of the Women's National Team Iryna Zhylach commented on the events taking place on the court.
The head coach of WNT Nataliya Trafimava: "Today's event was very convenient for our team. Of course, during the pause caused by the coronavirus pandemic, all the girls were practicing on their own, plus they have been working at the current training camp over the past two weeks. Yet the basketball players lacked a competitive atmosphere, even if it was in such an unusual and informal format. That is why I'm convinced that the competition was useful for everyone, it helped them recall the emotions that overwhelm during basketball games on the court.
Darya Mahalias, the player of the Women's National Team of Belarus: "Today I have definitely experienced a great amount of positive emotions and finally for a long time felt the competition adrenaline. It's cool that the event was held in a friendly atmosphere, where players supported each other. I think that this kind of competition format aroused the interest of the audience, who were able watch our actions on the air".
Reminder: on 17th November, 2019, the Belarusians took part in the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021, where in the first match they confidently defeated Great Britain - 59:90, which, by the way, was the 4th at EuroBasket-2019.
Calendar of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers games:
12 November 2020 – Belarus vs Poland
4 February 2021 – Belarus vs Great Britain
7 February 2021 – Poland vs Belarus
Opponents:
The National Team of Great Britain is 25th in the FIBA ranking (12th in Europe). It took 4th place in the final part of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019. The National Team of Poland – 50th place in the FIBA ranking (20th in Europe); did not take part in the final part of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 in Serbia.
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