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Serbian player back on basketball court after losing her leg

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Serbian international basketball player Natasa Kovacevic, who lost her leg in a bus crash two years ago, runs with the ball during a match in Belgrade on November 11, 2015

Belgrade (AFP) - Met by cheers and a standing ovation from supporters, a professional Serbian basketball player has made an extraordinary comeback to the court -- two years after losing her leg in a bus crash.

Wearing a prosthetic limb under black leggings, 21-year-old Natasa Kovacevic scored five points towards Wednesday night's victory by Red Star Belgrade, the club with which she began her career, in a return to the game that she described as "sublime".