Making History: Georgian national anthem performed at Basketball World Cup at country’s first-ever match at tournament
Georgia has won the first half of the match against Capo Verde by 48:22, with the team set to play against Slovenia on Monday and Venezuela on Wednesday. Photo via FIBA
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The Georgian national anthem has just been performed at the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time in history, with the Georgian basketball team playing its first-ever match against Cape Verde at this moment in Japan’s city of Okinawa.
The team earned a spot at the tournament in February despite losing to Iceland 80-77 in its final qualifying game, thanks to their 88-85 victory over Iceland back in November.
The Georgian team could afford a loss by three points in the return game of Group L of the European qualifiers, due to their superior goal difference.
Shengelia takes flight ✈️ , slaps the backboard for good luck! ???? #FIBAWC x #WinForGeorgia pic.twitter.com/MYDCXcs1u5
— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 ???? (@FIBAWC) August 26, 2023
Georgia has won the first half of the match against Capo Verde by 48:22, with the team set to play against Slovenia on Monday and Venezuela on Wednesday.
The Georgian national basketball team will play in its first World Cup after earning a spot at the tournament on Sunday despite losing to Iceland 80-77 in its final qualifying game.
Georgia’s national team edged closer to qualifying for the 2023 Basketball World Cup for the first time after their defeat of the Netherlands in a qualifying match for the tournament on Thursday in the Dutch city of Almere.
The Georgian national basketball team has a “historic chance” to qualify for the World Championship in a FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers match against Iceland on February 26 at the Tbilisi Arena in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, the Georgian Basketball Federation said on Wednesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday hosted the Naismith Trophy given to the men's champion of the FIBA Basketball World Cup as part of the Trophy Tour.
The debutant Georgian national basketball team has claimed its first win at the FIBA Basketball World Cup, defeating Cape Verde by 85:60 in the first match on Saturday at Okinawa Arena in Japan.
Goga Bitadze, a player of Georgia’s national basketball team, on Tuesday said the squad would “fight only for victory” against Venezuela tomorrow in its third match of the ongoing FIBA World Cup.
The Georgian national basketball team on Wednesday defeated Venezuela 70:59 and qualified for the second group stage of the FIBA World Cup.
Georgia’s national basketball team were defeated by Germany 100-73 in the first match of the second round of the FIBA World Cup on Friday in Okinawa, Japan.
Georgia’s national basketball team were defeated by Australia by 100-84 in the last match of the second round of the FIBA World Cup on Sunday in Okinawa, Japan.