Streetball Kosova is a traditional
streetball tournament held since 2000, organised in the amphitheatre of the swimming pool in
Germia Park,
Pristina
Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians an ...
,
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. Streetball Kosova 2014 was the 15th edition in a row without any break.
The interest for the games is large, hundreds of teams and thousands of players have participated.
The teams are mixed and of different ages, and the games are viewed by a large number of people.
Streetball Kosova 2005 was the first tournament ever to be organised in the seven major cities of Kosovo.
Streetball Kosova 2006 was the first tournament ever to be organised in New York City, USA.
In 2009 Streetball Kosova participated for the first time in the Prague International Streetball Cup in the
Czech Republic
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. Team Akull Kosova represented the Streetball Kosova in PIS 2010 and placed third.
Streetball Kosova 2012, held on June 9 & 10, applied for the first time
FIBA
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3x3 rules. The tournament was divided in 3 competing categories; Senior Male, Senior Female and Junior's. Team Kujta won the tournament in the Senior class.
Gallery
File:Basketbol - 27.jpg, 2006 Hoop It Up Championship. Kosova and USA teams
File:Street-eu3.jpg, 2010 Streetball Europe, Hungary vs Kosova
File:Streetball_Europe_2011.jpg, 2011 Streetball Europe, Finalists
References
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External links
Streetball KosovaStreetball EuropeHoop It Up - World ChampionshipPrague International Streetball Cup
Streetball
Basketball competitions in Kosovo
3x3 basketball competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2000