Brazil in the 3×3 basketball Pre-Olympics: where to watch live

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Write it down in your diary! The Brazilian 3×3 basketball teams debut, this Friday (3), in the Pre-Olympic of the sport, in Utsunomiya, Japan. The path is the only one for Paris-2024 in men and women and only the champions, with definition on Sunday (5), they will go to the Olympics. In addition, the tournament will be broadcast live on FIBA YouTubeat the Olympic Channel and on SporTV channels.

In the men’s category, Brazil managed to qualify for the Pre-Olympics after finishing fourth in the last World Cup, and was in Group A, with Lithuania, Latvia and Puerto Rico. In turn, Group B has France, Mongolia, Japan and Egypt. “This is a very strong tournament with many high-level teams. But I believe we have the conditions to play good games and fight for this achievement”, said coach Thiago De Sordi.

On the other hand, in the women’s category, the place came with second place in the last AmeriCup. Thus, Brazil is in Group A, with Germany, Japan and Austria. Group B has Canada, the Netherlands, Australia and Kenya. “It’s a difficult championship, but we arrived at a great technical and physical moment. Therefore, we will do our best in search of the place”, said coach Rafaella Bauerfeldt.

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The 3×3 Pre-Olympic basketball competition is divided into two phases. In the first, in groups, the two best placed in each group advance directly to the semi-finals. In this way, the best placed in group A faces the second place in group B, and vice versa. The winners will make it to the grand final, which only guarantees a place in the Olympics.

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