PR n°24 - Official website of the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women launched

GENEVA (FIBA U19 World Championship for women) - FIBA would like to announce the launching of www.slovakia2007.fiba.com, the official website for the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women that will take place in Bratislava (Slovak Republic) from 26th July to 5th August 2007.

www.slovakia2007.fiba.com includes all-event related information on the world's most prestigious basketball youth championship for women and will feature, during the competition itself, live results and stats of all games.

The 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women will be played from 26th July to 5th August 2007, with 16 teams comprised of players born in 1988 or after, in two arenas of Bratislava: the Sibamac Aréna NTC and the Inter Hala Pasienky.

FIBA U19 World Championship for Women - Event outline

The FIBA U19 World Championship for Women, which was first played in 1985 in Colorado Springs (USA), will be staged every two years, in odd years, as of 2007.

In the previous six editions of this tournament, the Soviet Union (1985 and 1989) and the USA (1997 and 2005) won the gold medal twice, whereas Australia (1993) and the Czech Republic (2001) each secured the title once.

Some of the biggest stars of the game made their international debut in this championship: Janeth Arcain (Brazil), Margo Dydek (Poland), Lauren Jackson (Australia), Ilona Korstine (Russia), Lisa Leslie (USA) and Michele Timms (Australia), just to name a few.

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