EuroBasket explained

EuroBasket
Current Season:EuroBasket 2025 qualification
Pixels:230px
Sport:Basketball
Inaugural:1935
Teams:24
Countries:FIBA Europe member associations
Continent:FIBA Europe (Europe)
Champion:
(4th title)
Most Champs:
(14 titles)
Website:EuroBasket
FIBA Europe
Related Comps:FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.

The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title.

History

Beginning

The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The following two tournaments would be won by Lithuania and would see the introduction of Egypt who would compete in EuroBasket until 1953 winning one championship at home in 1949 along the way.[1] The 1941 edition of the tournament was scheduled be held in Lithuania as well, but was cancelled due to WWII.[2]

Soviet dominance

After the 1946 edition saw the first jump shot performed by Italian player Giuseppe Stefanini, the following edition would see the Soviet Union compete in their first edition in the 1947 edition and would see the Soviets win the first of eleven out of the next thirteen European championships.[3] During the 50s, the Soviet Union won four of the five competitions held during the decade with the only tournament that they did not win being the 1955 edition. This was won by Hungary as they finished top while the Soviets finished in third place. It was also during that edition that the thirty-second shot clock was introduced, which changed the style of basketball.[4]

The Soviets would win all championships of the 60s. They had a fifty-five game winning streak which would be broken by Yugoslavia in 1969. The 1960s would see also a change in how the competition was viewed and run with FIBA putting a limit on the number of countries that entered to 16 with qualifiers being the way to bring them down to that number as it first appeared in 1963. The following edition would see the competition not be held in one city with Tbilisi joining Moscow in hosting games and in 1967 the first modern games were held, because the games were televised and international media were present.[5]

Rise of Yugoslavia

The 1970s were the competition between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. During the decade Yugoslavia won three gold medals and the Soviet Union taking out the remaining two. After the Soviets won 1971, the 1973 edition would finally see Yugoslavia win their first championship after Spain defeated the Soviets in the semi-finals to qualify for their first final since the first edition way back in 1935. Yugoslavia would finally have a chance to defeat the Soviets as at home, they would get the chance to defeat them and they did as they won by six points to take home 1975 edition. After following that up in 1977, the Soviets would get their revenge in the final round at EuroBasket 1979 when they defeated them 96–77 to qualify through to the final where they would defeat Israel who shocked the basketball world as they defeated Yugoslavia in the opening round by a point.[6]

Brewing under the Soviets and Yugoslavs, Western Europe was starting to appear with the 1980s seeing the change happen. In 1983, the Western side of Europe tasted success with Italy defeating Spain in the final to record their first of two titles. An important development happened in the following edition which was held in Germany. That edition saw the first three-point arc being used.

New winners emerge and Spanish dominance

Greece would win the next edition in 1987 at home after remarkable victory over heavily favored Soviet Union, with a 103–101 score in a gripping final decided in overtime. At the 1989 edition, Greece beat the Soviet team again in the semifinals with a one-point margin but then lost to hosts Yugoslavia in the final.[7] EuroBasket 1991 was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate. It would also be the first edition where the Soviets weren't entered into the competition, as the USSR didn't qualify for the main tournament and afterwards collapsed. Yugoslavia would take the title, but afterwards war would split the country up with Jure Zdovc being a "casualty" after Slovenia declared independence, two days into the tournament. 1993 saw a shock winner, with Germany taking the championship at home with a one-point victory over Russia. After being suspended in 1993, FR Yugoslavia came back and took the trophy after defeating Lithuania who was making its first appearance, since it had been a Soviet Republic. But politics came into play with the crowd protesting "Lithuania is the champions", while the Croatian team who had defeated Greece for bronze step down from the podium in protest of the war that was happening at the time.[8] [9] Nevertheless, FR Yugoslavia managed to repeat their success in 1997 after victory over Italy in the final match.

Italy managed to win the last title of the 20th century, defeating Spain in the 1999 final. In 2001, FR Yugoslavia regained European title but it was their last victory at the EuroBasket. In 2003, Lithuania defeated Spain in the final match and won their first European trophy since 1939. In 2005, Greece repeated success of 1987 after beating Germany in the final match.

2007 saw a shock winner, with Russia taking their first EuroBasket title since the dissolution of the Soviet Union with a one-point victory over heavily favored Spanish hosts in Madrid. However, the next tournaments were dominated by Spain who finally gained their maiden European title in 2009 and then won 3 of 5 next editions. In 2013, France won their first European title. In 2017, Slovenia won the trophy, becoming the 14th country to win the EuroBasket. But in general, the first decades of the 21st century have been characterized by the dominance of Spanish team who has reached at least the semifinals of the 11 last tournaments, obtaining at these editions a total of four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, including the current title of 2022.

Qualification

24 European teams take part in the final competition. The qualification format that existed until the 2011 EuroBasket permitted 16 teams to compete. Eight spots were determined by the host nation and the top seven finishers of the previous EuroBasket. The remaining Division A teams compete in a qualification tournament. There, they were divided into four groups. Each group played a double round-robin. The top team in each group qualified for EuroBasket. The best three of the four runners-up also qualified.

Of the ten teams that did not qualify in the qualification tournament, the six best got another chance in the additional qualification round. The remaining four competed in a relegation round, with two being sent to Division B for the next qualification cycle (and replaced by the two best teams from Division B).

The final spot was determined by the additional qualifying round. The six teams were divided into two groups of three, with each group playing a double round-robin. The top team in each group played in the final against the other group's top team; the winner of that game received the final EuroBasket qualification spot.

In 2015, the national team of Iceland became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a EuroBasket final stage at the population of around 330.000 people. The team was led by the former Dallas Maverick, Jón Arnór Stefánsson followed by a great performance which drove them through the qualifiers. In 2017, Iceland made back to back qualification to a EuroBasket final stage, then led by the young Martin Hermannsson.

Competition format

EuroBasket has used a number of different formats, ranging from the simple round-robin used in 1939, to a three-stage tournament, and now a two-stage tournament that is currently in use.

The current format begins with a preliminary round. The twenty-four qualified teams are placed into four groups of six, and each group plays a round-robin tournament. The top four teams in each group (16 overall) advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage is a 16-team single-elimination tournament, with a bronze medal game for semi-final losers and classification games for the quarterfinal losers to determine fifth to eighth places.

Results

YearHostsGold medal gameBronze medal gameTeams
width=15%Goldwidth=6.5%Scorewidth=15%Silverwidth=15%Bronzewidth=6.5%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
11935 Switzerland24–1825–2310
21937 Latvia24–2327–248
31939 LithuaniaNo playoffsNo playoffs8
-1941 LithuaniaCancelled due to World War II
41946 Switzerland34–3238–3210
5194756–3750–4814
61949 EgyptNo playoffsNo playoffs7
71951 France45–4455–5218
81953No playoffsNo playoffs17
91955 HungaryNo playoffsNo playoffs18
101957 BulgariaNo playoffsNo playoffs16
111959 TurkeyNo playoffsNo playoffs17
12196160–5355–4619
131963 Poland61–4589–6116
14196558–4986–7016
151967 Finland89–7780–7616
16 Italy81–7277–7512
17197169–6485–6712
181973 Spain78–6790–5812
191975No playoffsNo playoffs12
201977 Belgium74–6191–8112
211979 Italy98–7699–9212
22198184–67101–9012
231983 France105–96105–7012
241985120–89102–9012
251987 Greece103–101
overtime		98–8712
26198998–77104–768
271991 Italy88–73101–838
281993 Germany71–7099–5916
291995 Greece96–9073–6814
301997 Spain61–4997–7716
311999 France64–5674–6216
322001 Turkey78–6999–9016
332003 Sweden93–8469–6716
34200578–6298–6816
352007 Spain60–5978–6916
362009 Poland85–6357–5616
372011 Lithuania98–8572–6824
382013 Slovenia80–6692–6624
392015 France
Croatia
Germany
Latvia		80–6381–6824
402017 Finland
Israel
Romania
Turkey		93–8593–8524
412022 Czech Republic

Italy
Germany		88–7682–6924
422025 Latvia
Cyprus
Finland
Poland		24
432029Will be announced in 202524

Medal table

The medal table below lists the national teams according to the respective table published by FIBA.[10] Countries in italics no longer compete at the EuroBasket.

Notes

Participating nations

Team
1935
1937
1939
1946
1947
1949
1951
1953
1955
1957
1959
1961
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
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6th--7th4th-7th10th-12th7th8th8th-15th----8th12th
Part of
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Part of
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Part of
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7th2nd6th2nd9th-5th7th6th10th10th-12th4th7th6th3rd5th3rd4th5th
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Total108810147181718161719161616121212121212
Team
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013



2015



2017



2022



2025		Total
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Part of 8th-15th15th13th15th13th--17th13th23rd-18th10
--8th-7th8th14th-----13th-13th13th---20th25
Part of 3rd3rd11th11th7th11th7th6th6th13th4th9th10th11th14
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Part of ---12th---13th--13th7th20th16th6
3rd10th2nd8th-6thXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX24
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12th--------------------4
Part of 6th---14th------20th-19th6
-------14th-------9th9th16th11th8thQ18
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Part of ---------11th17th15th17th21st5
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10th8th5th6th--1st10th12th7th4th9th2nd5th11th9th17th18th7th3rd25
--------------13th13th13th-22nd24th5
9th11th-1st2nd5th4th4th4th16th9th5thbgcolor=gold1st4th3rd6th11th5th8th5th28
---------14th--------16th23rd16
-----------------24th24th-2
---------------------1
6th6th9th11th--15th9th9th9th10th7th9th11th13th13th21st10th21st17th30
5thbgcolor=gold1st3rd5th4th2nd9th5th2ndbgcolor=gold1st11th3rd9th9th-17th8th6th6th7th38
Part of 10th-16th-8th13th13th13th13th21st10th8th5th-Q15
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bgcolor=gold1st3rdbgcolor=gold1st2nd3rd-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX21
4th2nd4th4th5th3rd5th6th5th2nd3rd2nd4th2ndbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st3rdbgcolor=gold1st3rdbgcolor=gold1st32
-12th----13th11th---16th----13th---10
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11th-----11th13th8th8th2nd12th9th11th8th11th17th14th14th10th25
Part of --13th-16th14th13th--17th6th22nd15th12th9
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Total1212121288161416161616161616242424242424
Notes

Debut of teams

A total of 46 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA EuroBasket in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Each successive EuroBasket has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first AmeriCup are listed below by year.

YearDebutantsNumber
valign=top,,,[14],,,,,, 10
valign=top,[15],, 13
valign=top14
valign=top,, 17
valign=top,,,[16] [17] 21
valign=top,,[18],[19] 25
valign=top,,[20], 29
valign=top, 31
valign=topNone 31
valign=topNone 31
valign=top, [21] 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=topNone 33
valign=top,,, 37
valign=topNone 37
valign=top38
valign=top, 40
valign=topNone 40
valign=topNone 40
valign=topNone 40
valign=top41
valign=top42
valign=top, 44
valign=topNone 44
valign=top45
valign=topNone 45
valign=topNone45
valign=top46
Total 46

Most successful players

Boldface denotes active basketball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Multiple gold medalists

RankPlayerCountryFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 1959 1969 6 – – 6
2 1967 1979 4 2 1 7
3 Rudy Fernández 2007 2022 4 1 1 6
4
1989 1999 4 – 1 5
1965 1973 4 – 1 5
1965 1973 4 – 1 5
7 1953 1965 4 – – 4
1959 1965 4 – – 4
9 1969 1981 3 3 1 7
10 2001 2017 3 2 2 7

Multiple medalists

The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the EuroBasket.

RankPlayerCountryFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 1967 1979 4 2 1 7
2 1969 1981 3 3 1 7
3 2001 2017 3 2 2 7
4 1959 1969 6 – – 6
5 Rudy Fernández 2007 2022 4 1 1 6
6 2001 2015 3 2 1 6
7 1977 1989 3 1 2 6
8
1979 1995 2 2 2 6
2001 2017 2 2 2 6

Awards

See main article: FIBA EuroBasket MVP.

See main article: FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer.

See main article: FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team.

Below are the lists of all players voted as the MVPs[22] [23] and the Top Scorers of each EuroBasket edition. Krešimir Ćosić and Pau Gasol are the only players to win the MVP award twice. Nikos Galis and Radivoj Korać were the Top Scorers 4 times each.[24]

BronzeMember of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
SilverMember of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
GoldMember of both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player was selected the MVP or was the Top Scorer.
TournamentMVPTop Scorerwidth=70pxPPG
EuroBasket 1935 Rafael Martín Livio Franceschini
EuroBasket 1937 Pranas Talzūnas Rūdolfs Jurciņš
EuroBasket 1939 Mykolas Ruzgys
(de facto: Pranas Lubinas)		 Heino Veskila
EuroBasket 1946 Ferenc Németh Paweł Stok
EuroBasket 1947 Joann Lõssov Jacques Perrier
EuroBasket 1949 Hüseyin Öztürk Hüseyin Öztürk
EuroBasket 1951 Ivan Mrázek Ivan Mrázek
EuroBasket 1953 Anatoly Konev Ahmed Idlibi
EuroBasket 1955 János Greminger Miroslav Škeřík
EuroBasket 1957 Jiří Baumruk Eddy Terrace
EuroBasket 1959 Viktor Zubkov Radivoj Korać
EuroBasket 1961 Radivoj Korać Radivoj Korać (2)
EuroBasket 1963 Emiliano Rodríguez Radivoj Korać (3)
EuroBasket 1965 Modestas Paulauskas Radivoj Korać (4)
EuroBasket 1967 Jiří Zedníček Giorgos Kolokithas
EuroBasket 1969 Sergei Belov Giorgos Kolokithas (2)
EuroBasket 1971 Krešimir Ćosić Edward Jurkiewicz
EuroBasket 1973 Wayne Brabender Atanas Golomeev
EuroBasket 1975 Krešimir Ćosić (2) Atanas Golomeev (2)
EuroBasket 1977 Dražen Dalipagić Kees Akerboom
EuroBasket 1979 Miki Berkovich Mieczysław Młynarski
EuroBasket 1981 Valdis Valters Mieczysław Młynarski (2)
EuroBasket 1983 Juan Antonio Corbalán Nikos Galis
EuroBasket 1985 Arvydas Sabonis Doron Jamchi
EuroBasket 1987 Nikos Galis Nikos Galis (2)
EuroBasket 1989 Dražen Petrović Nikos Galis (3)
EuroBasket 1991 Toni Kukoč Nikos Galis (4)
EuroBasket 1993 Chris Welp Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović
EuroBasket 1995 Šarūnas Marčiulionis Šarūnas Marčiulionis
EuroBasket 1997 Saša Đorđević Oded Kattash
EuroBasket 1999 Gregor Fučka Alberto Herreros
EuroBasket 2001 Peja Stojaković Dirk Nowitzki
EuroBasket 2003 Šarūnas Jasikevičius Pau Gasol
EuroBasket 2005 Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Nowitzki (2)
EuroBasket 2007 Andrei Kirilenko Dirk Nowitzki (3)
EuroBasket 2009 Pau Gasol Pau Gasol (2)
EuroBasket 2011 Juan Carlos Navarro Tony Parker
EuroBasket 2013 Tony Parker Tony Parker (2)
EuroBasket 2015 Pau Gasol (2) Pau Gasol (3)
EuroBasket 2017 Goran Dragić Alexey Shved
EuroBasket 2022 Willy Hernangómez Giannis Antetokounmpo

MVP and Top scorer by country

CountryTimes MVPYearsCountryTimes Top ScorerYears
1935, 1963, 1973, 1983, 2009, 2011, 2015, 20221967, 1969, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2022
1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1969, 1981, 19851999, 2003, 2009, 2015
1961, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1989, 19911946, 1971, 1979, 1981
1937, 1939, 1995, 20031959, 1961, 1963, 1965
1951, 1957, 19671947, 2011, 2013
1997, 20012001, 2005, 2007
1946, 19551951, 1955
1993, 20051973, 1975
19491985, 1997
19791935
19871937
19991939
20071949
20131953
20171957
1977
1993
1995
2017

Most times MVP and Top scorer by Players

PlayerTimes MVPYearsPlayerTimes Top ScorerYears
Krešimir Ćosić1971, 1975 Nikos Galis1983, 1987, 1989, 1991
Pau Gasol2009, 2015 Radivoj Korać1959, 1961, 1963, 1965
One time MVP, earned by 36 players Dirk Nowitzki2001, 2005, 2007
Pau Gasol2003, 2009, 2015
Giorgos Kolokithas1967, 1969
Atanas Golomeev1973, 1975
Mieczysław Młynarski1979, 1981
Tony Parker2011, 2013

Player scoring records

See main article: EuroBasket Records.

Most career points scored

List of All-Time Top 10 Scorers (Overall)
PlayerPoints ScoredGames PlayedScoring Average
1,1835820.4
1,1046816.2
1,0524921.4
1,0303331.2
9486215.3
9175118.0
Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi"8895815.3
8645515.7
Radivoj Korać8443424.8
Stanislav Kropilák7695514.0
Panagiotis Giannakis7695813.3

Highest career points per game average

List of All-Time Top 10 Scorers (By Average)[25]
PlayerPoints ScoredGames PlayedScoring Average
1,0303331.2
Radivoj Korać8443424.8
123524.6
220924.4
217924.1
Dražen Petrović6042623.2
Dennis Schröder2711222.6
154722.0
Mieczysław Młynarski4822221.9
3471621.6

FIBA EuroBasket 2000–2020 Dream Team

Position FIBA EuroBasket Dream Team[26] Years
PG Šarūnas Jasikevičius2000–2020
SG Vassilis Spanoulis2000–2020
SF Dimitris Diamantidis2000–2020
PF Dirk Nowitzki2000–2020
C2000–2020

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EuroBasket History – The 30s. FIBA Europe. 6 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Federation focus: Lithuania . . 28 August 2023.
  3. Web site: EuroBasket History – The 40s. FIBA Europe. 6 December 2017.
  4. Web site: EuroBasket History – The 50s. FIBA Europe. 6 December 2017.
  5. Web site: EuroBasket History – The 60s. FIBA Europe. 6 December 2017.
  6. Web site: EuroBasket History – The 70s. FIBA Europe. 6 December 2017.
  7. Web site: EuroBasket History – The 80s. FIBA Europe. 6 December 2017.
  8. News: BASKETBALL; Politics Take Center Court as Yugoslavs Win Title. The New York Times. 3 July 1995. 6 December 2017.
  9. Web site: EuroBasket History – The 90s. FIBA Europe. 6 December 2007.
  10. Web site: FIBA Archive . . 4 July 2020 .
  11. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/lid_38138_cp/1/rpp/100/tid/390/_//teams.html Yugoslavia participation – FIBA archive
  12. The country was previously a FIBA member under the name of the former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia due to the now-resolved Macedonia naming dispute.
  13. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/lid_38138_cp/1/rpp/100/tid/390/_//teams.html Yugoslavia participation – FIBA archive
  14. [Czechoslovakia]
  15. Egypt took part until they return to Africa for the AfroBasket
  16. The Soviet Union qualified nine times prior to being dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIBA does not consider any of these nations as the successor team of the Soviet Union.
  17. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1950–1990) qualified ten times under the name Yugoslavia prior to its breakup by the secession of many of its constituent republics in 1992. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia qualified twice in 1998 and 2002 as Yugoslavia and in 2006 as Serbia and Montenegro after a name change in 2003. FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro are considered the predecessors of the current Serbia team by FIBA; the latter competed for the first time as Serbia in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. These teams along with the other national teams which resulted from the breakup of the original Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and North Macedonia) are considered distinct entities from the Yugoslavia team of 1930–1990. Montenegro now also compete separately after independence in 2006.
  18. Lebanon took part until they return to Asia for the FIBA Asia Cup
  19. Syria took part until they return to Asia the FIBA Asia Cup
  20. Germany took part as West Germany until 1987
  21. Iran took part until they return to Asia for the FIBA Asia Cup
  22. http://www.europapress.es/noticia.aspx?cod=20070830112543&ch=67 Baloncesto/Eurobasket.- Gasol, Parker y Papaloukas, en busca del título de MVP de Nowitzki
  23. Web site: Basketball / European Championships . 15 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070909202041/http://www.allcompetitions.com/bk_euro1.htm . 9 September 2007 . dead .
  24. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/keyfigures/p/tid//tid2//lid_38179_ct/2/cid/EMSM/rc/TSEE/_//index.html Top scorer of each EuroBasket (Top 3)
  25. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/keyfigures/p/tid//tid2//lid_38179_ct/2/cid/EMSM/rc/ATHSA/_//index.html All time highest scoring average (Top 10).
  26. Web site: Διαμαντίδης και Σπανούλης στην κορυφαία πεντάδα της 20ετιας των EuroBasket. FIBA. 11 August 2020. 16 August 2023.

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