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Gaurav Dixit, Founding Director of ISSO, put it simply as India’s team prepared for competition in the Balkans: “The opportunity to compete at the ISF Basketball Championship gives our student-athletes exposure they can’t get anywhere in India.”<\/p>\n

The ISF Basketball Championship 2026 ran from June 13-23 in Zlatibor, Serbia. India sent 21 players\u201410 girls and 11 boys\u2014all selected from leading international schools in Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, and Dehradun.<\/p>\n

Making the squad meant passing through ISSO’s tough national talent identification process. The championship itself brought together 28 countries, with India’s team competing alongside athletes from across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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