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FYR Macedonia players return to experience “joy of a nation”

September 21, 2011

Sure, the players of Team Spain have been feted for their 2011 EuroBasket championship, but wasn’t that nation kind of … well … *expecting* to be holding those victory parades? On the other hand, there was tournament shocker FYR Macedonia, who received a hero’s welcome in Skopje yesterday for achieving the seemingly impossible again and again in the tourney. The team eventually placed fourth, thereby gaining a spot in the 2012 Olympics Qualifying Tournament.

To show their appreciation, over 5,000 fans greeted the dozen basketballers at Alexander the Great Airport in the capital of FYR Macedonia – not at all bad for a workday in a city of under 670,000 – and many more lined the streets of Skopje to show gratitude for their underdogs. Noted the Macedonia-based MicNews: “The joy of the nation is worth more than a medal. The uniting power of victory is amazing. We returned with a trophy after all.”

(Impressive) video of the celebration runs below.

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Comments: 2
  1. Zakon
    11 years ago

    All i have to say is thank you very much for this article it means a lot 🙂

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  2. Zakon
    11 years ago

    And here is a good article heading for the next euro basket instead of using the old latin quote ” HANIBAL ANTE PORTOS” should use ” MACEDONIANS ANTE PORTOS”

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11 years ago 2 Comments FIBA, MoreEuroBasket 2011, FYR Macedonia, Skopje
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