Czech women's basketball team falls to Belarus in European Championship

The Czech women's basketball team will not have a chance to repeat last year's European Championship triumph after losing in a shock upset to Belarus on Thursday. The women's team was beaten by a score of 52:46, despite getting off to a strong start and leading 10:2 in the opening minutes. But Belarus fought back to take the match. The Czechs will now play to secure and 8th to 5th spot in the overall standings. The team needs to win its next two matches in order to earn a qualification spot for next year's Olympic Games.

Author: Jan Velinger