Flamengo's under-17 basketball team beat Botafogo, 67 x 45, on Wednesday night (05.09), at the Hélio Maurício Gymnasium, in Gávea, in a game valid for the qualifying phase of the State Championship. The next challenge will be on 19.09, against Club Municipal, at 20 pm, at the opponent's home.

Before the match, athletes and coaching staff posed for an official photo alongside Vice President of Olympic Sports Cristina Callou. The U-17 team won the Minas-Brasília Cup and the 2st Italva National Tournament undefeated in July. The red-and-blacks also won four individual awards: best wing 3 (Junio ​​Duval) and best wing XNUMX (Leo Medeiros) in the Minas-Brasília Cup, and top scorer and MVP of the Italva Tournament (both for Junio ​​Duval).