BEIJING, Feb 15 The Russian women's national basketball team defeated the Puerto Rico team in the World Cup qualification match and advanced to the final part of the tournament. The meeting, which took place on Tuesday night Moscow time in the Dominican Republic, ended with a score of 102:68 favor of the Russian team. Raisa Musina (20 points) and Nina Glonti (18) became the most productive among the Russians. The Russian team took third place in their group and received a ticket to the final of the World Cup, which will be held in September in Australia. The games with the participation of the Russian team were rescheduled from Washington DC to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. This decision was made due to travel restrictions and a type of coronavirus vaccine for Russian basketball players, which is still not recognized in the United States. For the same reason, the match between Russians and Americans was canceled, the teams were awarded one point each.
