Ukraine's U-18 Women's Basketball Team Begins European Championship with Victory

At the European Championship for U-18 women's basketball teams, Ukraine's national team secured its first victory by defeating Kosovo with a score of 62:51. The game was tense, but the Ukrainian athletes managed to make a decisive breakthrough in the second half and maintained their lead until the end of the match.

The best players of the match were Polina Tupalo, who recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, Valeria Kutsenko, who scored 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, and Viktoriya Petriychuk, who recorded 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Ukraine's U-18 team will face Azerbaijan on July 5 at 20:30.

At this championship, the FIBA executive committee also made an important decision regarding the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian teams from tournaments. It is also known that Shaquille O'Neal created his ranking of the best NBA players, with Michael Jordan recognized as the greatest.