US Women's Team Dedicates World Championship Victory to Russian Convict Greiner

US Women's Team Dedicates World Championship Victory to Russian Convict Greiner



The US women's basketball team dedicated their World Cup victory to Brittney Griner, who is serving a sentence in Russia for drug smuggling.

The FIBA ​​World Championship ended on October 1, in the finals, the US team defeated athletes from China with a score of 83:61. This is the fourth victory of the American women at the world championships.

According to US basketball player Brianna Stewart, the victory is dedicated to Greiner.

“We are looking forward to her return home and hope that this will happen as soon as possible. Brittney, we won the gold for you,” she said.

Brittney Greiner previously played in Russia for the UMMC club from Yekaterinburg, as a member of the US team she won world championships and the Olympic Games. In February, she was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport and seized smoking liquid, in which banned substances were later found. The athlete was sentenced to 9 years in prison. Earlier it was reported that the US authorities are working on the return of Greiner and are discussing with Russia a possible exchange for Russians convicted in America.



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