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competitions at the

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, Peru began on July 27 and continue through August 10. The competitions are taking place at the

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. This was the Pan American Games debut of

3x3 basketball 3x3 basketball (pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. According to an ESSEC Business School study commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, 3x3 ...

for both men and women, bringing the total number of basketball events on the program to four. This was done after the

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added the events to the program of the

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, Japan. A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting of up to twelve athletes) competed in each five-a-side tournament respectively, and six teams competed in each 3x3 tournament (with four athletes per team). This means a total of 240 athletes are scheduled to compete.

Medal table

Medalists

Participating nations

A total of eleven countries have qualified basketball teams so far. * * * * * * * * * * * *

Qualification

A total of eight men's teams and eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in the five-a-side tournaments. For the men's event, the top seven teams at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, have qualified to compete. In the women's event, the Olympic Champions the United States, have qualified to compete as well as the top six nations at the

2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 13 August 2017. It awarded three spots for FIBA Americas to the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. Canada won their second straight title by defeating Arg ...

. This is a new system of qualification implemented by

FIBA Americas FIBA Americas ( es, Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, french: FIBA Amériques) is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organiz ...

. For each 3x3 tournament, the top five teams in each gender in the world rankings as of November 1, 2018 qualified. Host nation Peru was barred from participating by FIBA, following sanctions imposed on the Peruvian Basketball Federation.

Men's five-a-side

*Both the defending gold and silver medallists (Brazil and Canada respectively) failed to qualify. *Peru was banned from the competition and was replaced with Venezuela. Canada as the next best team, declined the reallocated spot.

Women's five-a-side

Both Paraguay and the Virgin Islands qualified for the women's tournament for the first time. *Peru was barred from the competition and was replaced with the next best team not qualified, Colombia.

Men's 3x3

Women's 3x3

References

External links

Results book – BasketballResults book – 3x3 Basketball
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