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Israel's U16 Girls Basketball Team Relegated to Division B After Loss to Lithuania
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Mako · 1 day ago
What happened
Israel's U16 girls basketball team lost 80-69 to Lithuania in the European Championship classification games, resulting in relegation to Division B. They will play Romania for places 13-16. This is the only Israeli youth team not in Division A next year, contrasting with other Israeli teams' recent successes.
- 01Israel's U16 girls basketball team lost 80-69 to Lithuania and was relegated to Division B.
- 02Israel will compete for 13th to 16th places, facing Romania on Friday.
- 03Only three teams usually get relegated, but Bulgaria stays in Division A as next year's host.
- 04Israel's other youth teams remain in Division A after recent strong performances.
- 05The game was close until Lithuania pulled ahead in the final quarter.
- 06Michal Abudraham led Israel with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
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N12Center · Hebrew19 minutes ago
Israel's U16 Girls Basketball Team Relegated to Division B After Loss to Lithuania
MakoCenter · Hebrew19 minutes ago
Israel's U16 Girls Basketball Team Relegated to Division B After Loss to Lithuania
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