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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-08-03
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[01] Greek U18 basketball team wins Euro championship
[01] Greek U18 basketball team wins Euro championship
The Greek U18 national basketball team defeated Turkey 64 – 61 and
won the gold medal in the 2015 FIBA Europe Championship that was held
in Volos.
President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos congratulated the Greek
team. "Your great European conquest and distinction makes us proud. In
addition, it gives a double lesson: it proves the huge potential of
the new generation and shows us what Greeks can achieve with coherent
collective effort and unity," he stated in his message.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also congratulated the team and its
coach. "This new great success of the Greek basketball team is a happy
and moving moment for all the country and proves that the collective
efforts, the commitment to our targets along with self-denial lead to
such great moments," he underlined.
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