2008 Beijing Olympic Basketball

Brazil had to wait until the very last minute to see themselves qualify for the Beijing Olympics. As awaited it was a close game between two teams that knew really well themselves.  Yayma Boulet and Yakelyn Plutín (6 pts ...

CUBA 66 - JAPAN 58 First quarter was even and both teams traded baskets, being not so aggressive in defense as they were in the days before. Yayma Boulet lead Cuba in this game, dominating the paint on both end ...

BELARUS 82 – BRAZIL 76 Belarus rallied an early 7-2 run from Brazil (with Iziane Castro scoring 4 points) and recovered their balance on the court to chip the Brasilian lead until put themselves in front after a ...

LATVIA 82 – ANGOLA 26   Latvia had no mercy and crushed Angola who never was a contendent. Latvia showed their balanced game and a good defense. They began scoring a 6-0 run in the first 1:30 of ...

CZECH REPUBLIC 76 – JAPAN 64 Czechs  dominated the game during all the match. They began scoring a 7-2 run but Japan made a comeback and scored an 8-0 run leading to a time out by Jan Boborovski  with ...

SPAIN 82 – CUBA 68 Spain came out with a vengeance, trying to finish the game as soon as posible. Amaya Valdemoro scored a 5-0 run all by herself early in the game but Alberto Zabala’s team didn’t allow ...

The Russian Women's National team coach headquarters Russia announced an expanded list of candidates in the national team, which this summer to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.     It was composed of the following 24 players and later ...