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World Championships 2010 – Team Angola
The Angolan national team has come a long way since being the first team to face the invincible “Dream Team” at the 1992 Olympic Games. Although Angola finished those games with their best ever Olympic finish (10th place), their performance in FIBA and African championships has steadily improved as time has passed. As the current […]
Basketball: South Africa to represent at first Youth Olympic Games
It’s a big year for basketball! Along with the FIBA Basketball World Championships to be held in August 2010, basketball will also be included as a sport in the first ever Youth Olympic Games taking place around the same time. And yes, South Africa will have a team there! So a few key things: First […]
2010 World Championships of Basketball
The FIBA World Championships are coming! Held every four years, the tournament last took place in Japan in 2006, when Spain surprised the world by taking the gold medal while the USA shocked everyone, but mostly themselves, with a third-place bronze medal finish. The global level of basketball play has increased strongly since that fateful […]
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