Czech Republic loses to Russia at women’s basketball world championship

Czech women’s national basketball team lost to Russia 52:55 in Brno on Friday, in their second game at the world championship hosted by the Czech Republic. The Czech team took an early lead but the strong favourite from Russia soon took over, and were leading by 11 point at half time. The best player on the Czech team was the captain, Hana Horáková who scored 21 points. The Czechs however secured a spot in the round of 16 even before their last game on group stage in which they will play Japan on Saturday.