Streetball Kosova is a traditional

streetball Streetball (or street basketball) is a variation of basketball, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules. As such, its format is more conducive to allowing players ...

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 international recognition of Kosovo, partiall ...

. 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

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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

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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

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External links

Streetball Kosova

Streetball Europe

Hoop It Up - World Championship

Prague International Streetball Cup
Streetball Basketball competitions in Kosovo 3x3 basketball competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2000