Czech hosts start with win at women’s basketball world championships

The Czech women’s basketball team started with a 67:53 win against Argentina in their opening group match in the world championships being hosted by the Czech Republic. In the other game in their group Russia beat Japan 86:63. The 16 team competition is one of the biggest sports events of the year in the Czech Republic and is taking place in Brno, Ostrava and Karlovy Vary. The Czechs, currently sixth in the world rankings, are thought to have a chance of being amongst the medals.