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2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
The 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was the 37th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-18 teams. It was played from 6 to 14 August 2022 in Heraklion, Greece. Lithuania women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the second time. Venues Participating teams After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, both Russia and Belarus were expelled from the competition. They were replaced by Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14th in the 2019 Division A tournament and Sweden, 4th in the 2019 Division B tournament. * * * * * (Winners, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B) * * * (Runners-up, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B) * * * * * * * * * (Fourth place, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B) * (Third place, 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B) First round The draw of the first round was held on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraklion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban Area) according to the 2011 census. The population of the municipality was 177,064. The Bronze Age palace of Knossos, also known as the Palace of Minos, is located 5.5 km (3.1m) southeast of the city. Heraklion was Europe's fastest growing tourism destination for 2017, according to Euromonitor, with an 11.2% growth in international arrivals. According to the ranking, Heraklion was ranked as the 20th most visited region in Europe, as the 66th area on the planet and as the 2nd in Greece for the year 2017, with 3.2 million visitors and the 19th in Europe for 2018, with 3.4 million visitors. Etymology The Arab traders from al-Andalus (Iberia) who founded the Emirate of Crete moved the island's capital from Gortyna to a new castle they called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An estimated 8 million Ukrainians were displaced within their country by late May and 7.8 million fled the country by 8 November 2022, while Russia, within five weeks of the invasion, experienced its greatest emigration since the 1917 October Revolution. Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed paramilitaries seized part of the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine, which consists of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, sparking a regional war. In March 2021, Russia began a large military build-up along its border with Ukraine, eventually amassing up to 190,000 troops and their equipment. Despite the build-up, denials of plans to invade or attack Ukraine were issued by various Russian gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 In Greek Basketball
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International Youth Basketball Competitions Hosted By Greece
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2022–23 In European Women's Basketball
The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen but shorter than the minus sign; the emdash , longer than either the en dash or the minus sign; and the horizontalbar , whose length varies across typefaces but tends to be between those of the en and em dashes. History In the early 1600s, in Okes-printed plays of William Shakespeare, dashes are attested that indicate a thinking pause, interruption, mid-speech realization, or change of subject. The dashes are variously longer (as in King Lear reprinted 1619) or composed of hyphens (as in Othello printed 1622); moreover, the dashes are often, but not always, prefixed by a comma, colon, or semicolon. In 1733, in Jonathan Swift's ''On Poetry'', the terms ''break'' and ''dash'' are attested for and marks: Blot out, correct, insert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B was the 17th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-18 teams. It was played from 30 June to 9 July 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Croatia women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament. Participating teams * * (16th place, 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A) * * * * * * (14th place, 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A) * * * * * * * * * (15th place, 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A) * First round The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany. In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals; the other teams will play in the 9th–18th place classification groups. All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3). Group A Group B Group C Group D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
The 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup is a tournament organised by FIBA for women's youth national teams aged 19 years old and below. The tournament is hosted in Madrid, Spain, from 15 to 23 July 2023. The United States won their third consecutive and tenth overall title after a finals win over Spain. Qualified teams Draw The draw took place in 27 March 2023. Seeding On 20 March 2023, the pots were announced. Squads Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket ;5–8th place bracket ;9–16th place bracket ;13–16th place bracket Round of 16 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 9–16th place quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 13–16th place semifinals ---- 9–12th place semifinals ---- 5–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- 15th place game 13th place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B was the 15th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, the second tier of the European women's under-18 basketball championship. It was played in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 5 to 14 July 2019. Finland women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament. Participating teams * * * * * * * * * * (14th place, 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A) * * * * * * * * * (16th place, 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A) * (15th place, 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division A) * * * First round Group A Group B Group C Group D 17th–23rd place classification Group E Playoffs 9th–16th place playoffs Championship playoffs Final standings References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 2019 2019–20 in European women's basketball FIBA Europe International youth basketball competitions hosted by North Macedonia Sports c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
The 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was an international basketball competition held from 6 to 14 July 2019 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was the 36th edition of the championship. 16 national teams from across Europe, composed of women aged 18 and under, competed in the tournament. Venues Participating teams * (Runners-up, 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B) * * (Host) * * * * * * (Third place, 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B) * * * (Winners, 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B) * * * * First round The first-round groups draw took place on 13 December 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia. ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Group A Group B Group C Group D Final round Championship bracket 5th place bracket 9th place bracket 13th place bracket Round of 16 9th–16th place quarterfinals Quarterfinals 13th–16th place semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraklion University Hall
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban Area) according to the 2011 census. The population of the municipality was 177,064. The Bronze Age palace of Knossos, also known as the Palace of Minos, is located 5.5 km (3.1m) southeast of the city. Heraklion was Europe's fastest growing tourism destination for 2017, according to Euromonitor, with an 11.2% growth in international arrivals. According to the ranking, Heraklion was ranked as the 20th most visited region in Europe, as the 66th area on the planet and as the 2nd in Greece for the year 2017, with 3.2 million visitors and the 19th in Europe for 2018, with 3.4 million visitors. Etymology The Arab traders from al-Andalus (Iberia) who founded the Emirate of Crete moved the island's capital from Gortyna to a new castle they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, or simply, Heraklion Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, in Greece. It is located in a district called Dyo Aorakia ( English: Two Aorakia). The arena can be used to host gymnastics, handball, volleyball, basketball, boxing, wrestling, fencing, badminton, table tennis, Judo, MMA, and weightlifting, with its primary use being to host basketball games. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 5,222 with permanent tier seating, and up to 5,500, including seats for the media, with temporary tier seating. The arena also includes a smaller second sports hall, which is used primarily for training purposes, but that can also host sporting events, a VIP area, a media and press conference room, a weight training room, and a medical room. History The Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.) has used the arena for junior Greek national basketball team training, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
