Birth : 3x3 is a discipline within basketball, invented in 1891
Equipment : Basketball, basket, shoes
1st international competition : 2010, Youth Olympic Games in Singapore
Numbers of players : More than 100 million
Olympic debut : Tokyo 2020 in 2021
26 July to 9 August 2021
Venue : Aomi Urban Sports Park
Participants : 64 (32 men, 32 women)
2 events
Men’s and women’s tournament
Some characteristics of 3x3 basketball :
• 3 players per team on the court and 1 substitute
• Half court (11m x 15m) with 1 basket
• Duration of game : 1x10 minutes
• Value of a basket : 1 point for free throws and shots inside the circle, 2 points from outside the circle
• Time of possession to score : 12 seconds
• The first team to reach 21 points or the team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Competition format
The eight teams are grouped into a single pool. Each team plays the other seven teams once.
At the end of the pool matches, the top six teams qualify for the final knockout tournament: the top two teams go through directly to the semi-finals, while the next four play in the quarter-finals.
This is followed by the semi-finals, the bronze medal match and the final.
Results
Men : Latvia, ROC, Serbia
Women : United States of America, ROC, People's Republic of China
30 July to 5 August 2024
Venue : La Concorde Urban Park
Participants : 64 (32 men, 32 women)
2 events
Men’s and women’s tournament
Some characteristics of 3x3 basketball :
• 3 players per team on the court and 1 substitute
• Half court (11m x 15m) with 1 basket
• Duration of game : 1x10 minutes
• Value of a basket : 1 point for free throws and shots inside the circle, 2 points from outside the circle
• Time of possession to score : 12 seconds
• The first team to reach 21 points or the team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Competition format
The eight teams are grouped into a single pool. Each team plays the other seven teams once.
At the end of the pool matches, the top six teams qualify for the final knockout tournament the top two teams go through directly to the semi-finals, while the next four play in the quarter-finals.
This is followed by the semi-finals, the bronze medal match and the final.
