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Czech Republic captures maiden basketball title
Summer Games
7 August 2023
Asked before the contest who they thought would win the Chengdu FISU World University Games men’s basketball final, it sounded like a vast majority of fans had the same answer: Brazil. This belief lasted until the final five seconds of the gold-medal duel, when Jonas Buffat missed what would have been a game-winning three-point shot […]
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'Female Shaq' and China triumph in women’s basketball
Summer Games
6 August 2023
China celebrate their victory Great organisation was the key to the success of China women’s basketball team on Saturday in the Chengdu FISU Summer University Games final against Japan. Liu Yutong (China) drives against Japan’s Tanaka UfuomaHowever, aside from the team work that led them to a 99-91 victory, the hosts also had […]
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Japan basketball: Playing for the missing one
Summer Games
3 August 2023
In sports like basketball, maybe more than anywhere else, people focus almost exclusively on stars. On the current ones. The shining ones. As an athlete, if you perform less, or if you miss an extended period of time, no matter the reason, the public can easily forget you. Someone else will take the spotlight. Someone […]
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Tradition and passion - USA wins men's basketball opener
Basketball
29 July 2023
Nerves and anxiety were on full display in the Qingbaijiang Sports Centre Gymnasium Saturday afternoon as Poland and the United States made their men’s basketball debut at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. In the end, it was the Americans triumphing 96-82 in the preliminary round Group C match after leading from start to finish, […]
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Road to Chengdu 2021 FISU Games: Basketball continues to grow
Summer Games
14 June 2023
It would be fair to say that today basketball is a global game with popularity in multiple countries all over the world. From professional leagues to youth playing outside on hardtop or dirt, basketball is one of the most played team sports with past estimates from FIBA (International Basketball Federation) that close to 450 million […]
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South African student wheelchair basketballer off to Commonwealth Games
Basketball
22 March 2022
Student-athlete Michelle Moganedi is set to realise her dream of seeing the world while playing the sport she loves. An accident in 2018 left her wheelchair bound, but that did not deter this fanatical sports-lover, who was introduced to wheelchair basketball by a physiotherapist at a rehabilitation centre, from pursuing her passion. Less than […]
