The Latvia men's national 3x3 team is a national

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team of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

, governed by the

Latvian Basketball Association The Latvian Basketball Association ( Latvian: ''Latvijas Basketbola Savienība''), also known as LBS, is the national governing body of basketball in Latvia. It was founded in 1923 and was one of the FIBA Europe co-founders, but due to the Sovi ...

. It represents the country in international 3x3 (3 against 3) basketball competitions. The team won the first ever Olympic men's tournament in the

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in Tokyo, beating the Russian Olympic Committee team in the gold medal final. Other honors include the gold at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam, silver at the 2019 World Championship and the 2018 European Championship, as well as bronze medals at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The first game of

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in Latvia took place on 29 May 1993 upon the start of the Adidas Streetball tournament in Riga. The first Latvian championship was organized by the LBA in 2012 and the same year – the first national team.

Competitions

Olympic Games

World Cup

Europe Cup

Roster

''The roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics:''

References

External links

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FIBA profile
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