3x3 basketball was introduced at the
Summer Olympic Games
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as an official Olympic sport at
2020.
History
On 9 June 2017, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee announced that
3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the
2020 Summer Olympics in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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, for both men and women. (The 2020 Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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).
Events
Men
Summary
Medal table
Participating nations
Women
Summary
Medal table
Participating nations
Medal table
Sources:
See also
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Basketball at the Summer Olympics
References
External links
3x3 basketballat the Official website of the FIBA
3x3 basketball at the Official website of the IOC
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Basketball
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Sports at the Summer Olympics