Son of Klitschko becomes vice-champion of the youth championship of France in basketball.

Son of Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, Max Klitschko, became the vice-champion of France with 'Monaco' U-21, reports 'Glavcom' referring to FBU. In the playoff final of the youth championship of France, 'Monaco' lost to 'Bourg' with a score of 70:89. Klitschko spent 7 minutes on the court, scoring 2 points, making 2 rebounds, and committing 1 foul.

Captain of the Ukrainian national team and leader of 'Valencia' Alina Yagupova helped her team clinch the third consecutive title of champions of Spain, defeating 'Zaragoza' with a score of 71:63 in the final series 2:0. In the decisive match, Yagupova scored 9 points, collected 5 rebounds, and made 1 assist.

FIBA's decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian teams

The International Basketball Federation has decided to extend the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian teams from participating in tournaments until the next FIBA Executive Committee meeting in August 2025. In 2022, FIBA banned the participation of the national teams of Russia and Belarus in tournaments due to Russian aggression against Ukraine, and this restriction also applies at the club level.

Ukrainian athletes continue to achieve brilliant results: Max Klitschko and Alina Yagupova showed high results in their championships. At the same Time, FIBA's decision to extend the ban on the participation of Russian and Belarusian teams in tournaments due to Russian aggression reflects the support of Ukraine from the international sports community.