Mihailo Vasic (9), of Serbia, shoots under pressure from Ira Brown, of Japan, during a men’s 3-on-3 basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 26 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Serbia notched a thumping victory over host nation Japan on Monday to remain undefeated in the Olympic men’s 3x3 basketball tournament.
The top-seeded Serbian squad, led by Dusan Domovic Bulut, improved to 5-0 in the round-robin stage of the sport’s Olympic debut.
Japan slid to 1-4 after several narrow losses in the tournament, now in its third day at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. We’re missing opportunities. We’re not competing like we know how, said Japan’s Ira Brown, who was held to just one point in his team’s 11-21 loss.
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Olympic dreams all around as FIBA 3x3 Women s Series 2021 begins at FIBA s headquarters
MIES (Switzerland) - After more than a year of waiting, the FIBA 3x3 Womenâs Series is back!
Taking place May 15-16, it will be held at FIBA s Headquarters in Switzerland, the first time a FIBA official competition (3x3 or basketball combined) will happen there.
A total of 8 teams will play in Mies: Russia, Romania, Netherlands, Mongolia, Poland, Spain, Hungary, and Switzerland. For the first time, the players will compete for prize money ( $10,000 USD total).
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The event predates the Olympic Qualifying Tournament taking place in just a couple of weeks, May 26-30 in Graz, Austria.
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10 women to watch in 3x3 action in 2021
MIES (Switzerland) - The top women in 3x3 are back this year on the road to the Olympics, more national team competitions and the FIBA 3x3 Women s Series. On International Women s Day, we made a list of the 10 women who we can t wait to see back on the court in 2021
Laetitia Guapo (France): No. 1 ranked player in the world
To give you an impression of how much of a winner Guapo is, she has not finished lower than 3
rd place in a tournament since June of 2018. The number one player in the world rose to the top of the rankings after helping France win the FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2019. At the Women’s series that year, Guapo was a juggernaut for France, co-leading them in points per game (5.2), blocked shots (21), and 2-pointers made. Guapo can ball and 2021 is another chance to shine.