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| Turkish women qualified to final in the 33rd FIBA European Basketball Championship under way in Poland on Friday, by beating last year’s champion France. | |
The Turks earned the ticket to the finals of the competition during a semi-final match with France, which they beat by 68-62 in overtime. This is the first time Turkish women's basketball team qualifies to the final. Turkey will take on Russia on Sunday to crown its championship. The final game will begin at 9:30 p.m. Turkish local time. Turkish President Abdullah Gül send a congratulatory letter to Basketball Federation President Turgay Demirel and said he is sure that Turkish women will bring the championship to Russia. | |
7/2/11
Turkey swamp France, ascends finals in EuroBasket championship
