Belgium has come out tops again… this time after it retained its Euro basketball title after another epic final against Spain.
As reported by “Focus on Belgium”, this was 40th edition of the continental women’s basketball tournament.
It comprised a total of 16 national teams who competed against each other over two weeks in Piraeus (Greece), Bologna (Italy), Brno (Czech Republic) and Hamburg (Germany).
At the end of a closely fought contest it was Belgium who came out tops with a hard fought win over Spain.
Focus on Belgium says that, before that, the Belgian Cats had beaten Germany 83-59 in the quarter-finals and then Italy in a “thrilling 66-64 semi-final.”
It reports, “Faced with Spanish players who were all the more vindictive given that they had also been eliminated in the quarter-finals at the last Olympic Games, the challenge was considerable for the Belgian basketball players.”
Focus on Belgium states that, “Buoyed by a stellar Julie Allemand (19 points) and one of their best players in Emma Meesseman (16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists), the Belgian Cats once again managed to topple Spain at the very end of the game. After a disastrous start to the fourth quarter, as against Italy, Belgium were trailing by 12 points with just over 3 minutes remaining.
“They were still 1 point behind with just 17 seconds left to play. And it was Antonia Delaere who saved the day with an interception followed by a dazzling counter-attack to secure the European crown by a thread with a score of 67-65,”says Focus on Belgium.
To which everyone can but congratulate the Belgian Cats for their latest sporting success.
- Focus on Belgium is a website designed to present Belgium. On it, visitors will find precise and factual information about various fields (geography, history, institutions). The website also presents a series of news articles, providing reliable and verifiable information from independent and recognised sources.
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