Men's 3x3 Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Monzanator 4,597]

The crazy Dutch song from Euro is back

 

I can only imagine what would the hosts play if Poland ever wins gold at these Olympics

[Bohemia 1,436]

Damn, that was so close! Congrats to the French team for this insane olympic journey  an unexpected medal

And congrats Netherlands for the gold medal 

[Josh 10,905]

Thought he was about to propose for a quick minute

 

Edited August 5, 2024 by Josh

[hckošice 15,073]

Men's Tournament
Final Results

 

Netherlands

Jan Driessen

Dimeo Van Der Horst

Arvin Slagter

Worthy De Jong

 

France

Lucas Dussoullier

Timothe Vergiat

Jules Rambaut

Franck Seguela

 

Lithuania

Sarunas Vingelis

Gintautas Matulis

Aurelijus Pukelis

Evaldas Dziaugys

 

 

Gold Medal Match

 

Netherlands  18 - 17  France

 

Bronze Medal Match

 

Lithuania  21 - 18  Latvia

 

Full Tournament Results HERE

[CCB 565]

 

Oh wow, never expected this one! Still haven't recovered from the exciting final.

 

[OlympicsFan 860]

a) Don’t quite understand why we need 4 medal events for basketball.

b) Don’t quite understand why this is an Olympic event while futsal/beach soccer isn’t.

c) I guess the fact that the Netherlands won a medal shows that this hasn’t much to do with normal basketball.

[Bearas 537]

  On 8/6/2024 at 6:00 AM, OlympicsFan said:

a) Don’t quite understand why we need 4 medal events for basketball.

b) Don’t quite understand why this is an Olympic event while futsal/beach soccer isn’t.

c) I guess the fact that the Netherlands won a medal shows that this hasn’t much to do with normal basketball.

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a) to phase out normal basketball and leave only 3x3 in the Olympics

b) youth and Bach agenda...

c) True, 3x3 don't have NBA or Euroleague stars, it's far less predictable... 

[OlympicsFan 860]

  On 8/6/2024 at 6:10 AM, Bearas said:

a) to phase out normal basketball and leave only 3x3 in the Olympics

b) youth and Bach agenda...

c) True, 3x3 don't have NBA or Euroleague stars, it's far less predictable... 

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a) Why would they phase out normal basketball, when all the stars attend? If anything they would do this to football.

b) Beach soccer and futsal are as much urban/youth as 3x3 basketball.

c) It is certainly a different sport and for me way less interesting. 

Edited August 6, 2024 by OlympicsFan

[AsensioWillemsen 158]

I do enjoy it way more than a discipline where every four year we already know who wins the two gold medals... I do agree it feels a bit arbitrary that 3x3 has the olympic status.

[BMOlympics 8]

  On 8/6/2024 at 6:00 AM, OlympicsFan said:

a) Don’t quite understand why we need 4 medal events for basketball.

b) Don’t quite understand why this is an Olympic event while futsal/beach soccer isn’t.

c) I guess the fact that the Netherlands won a medal shows that this hasn’t much to do with normal basketball.

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a) I think there are bigger issues than 4 medal events for basketball. Like 48 medal events for swimming just to name one

 

b) I agree, but that's more because I'd be a fan of adding Futsal and beach football

 

c) I mean that's just a nonsensical argument which I won't even bother to get into