Macedonian National Basketball Team & LDA Basketball players visiting the US Embassy

Young basketball players from the club LDA Struga were officially welcomed by the U.S. Ambassador, Mr Paul D. Wohlers, at the U.S. Embassy in Skopje. The official reception was attended by members of Macedonia's national basketball team on the occasion of their great success-high fourth place in the recently completed European Basketball Championship in Lithuania.

LDA Youth Basketball Club Struga, with a donation from the American embassy, in July this year participated in an international basketball camp in Montenegro. Young players have returned with excellent impressions and were very proud basketball top names shared their career experiences with them. Ambassador greeted young basketball enthusiasts and enabled the meeting with members of Macedonia's basketball team.

"The team has inspired the whole nation, especially with the way the season was happening. Macedonians from this team, whether from Strumica, Kocani, Kavadarci, Skopje or from New Orleans were united and played for Macedonia. Employees at the embassy, and all of Macedonia in recent weeks cheered strongly the national basketball team. I'm sure you've attracted the attention of many Europeans, especially the Croats, Greeks, Georgians, Finns, Slovenians and Lithuanians", said Ambassador Walhers, himself, and while speaking to his guests, wore a neck scarf that said Macedonia on it.