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12 April 2018, 18:10

Belarus learns 2018 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup timetable

MINSK, 12 April (BelTA) - The Belarusian basketball players learned their timetable for the 2018 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup, BelTA informs.

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) confirmed the calendar for the forthcoming 2018 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Minsk on 21-29 July. The 2018 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup draw ceremony took place at Minsk Town Hall on 6 March. Team Belarus will face France, Japan, and Colombia in Group A.

Group A games will be played in the Palace of Sports and Falcon Club:

Japan vs France on 21 July (start at 17.30);

Colombia vs Belarus on 21 July (20.30);

France vs Colombia on 22 July (20.00; Falcon Club);

Belarus vs Japan (20.30);

Japan vs Colombia (20.30; Falcon Club);

France vs Belarus (20.30).

In June the Belarusian basketball players will hold a training camp and play in two international tournaments. Minsk will host the Semyon Khalipsky Memorial on 15-17 June (the teams of Argentina and China have confirmed their participation). Then, the Belarusian team will travel to France.

The lineup of the other 2018 FIBA U17 groups:

Group B: USA, Italy, China, Mali

Group C: Hungary, Spain, Argentina, New Zealand

Group D: Australia, Latvia, Canada, Angola

The sixteen best runners-up from the group stage qualified for the play-offs will be split into eight pairs.

The decision to hold the 2018 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Belarus was made at the FIBA Congress in May 2017. The tournament is scheduled to run at the Minsk Palace of Sports and Falcon Club from 21 to 29 July 2018.

This year's edition will be the fifth staging of the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup. Team USA won the first three tournaments in 2010, 2012, and 2014. Australia won the 2016 edition.

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