The Amsterdam club dominated that of Paris (22-20) during the 2024 final of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour. The last dance of the Parisian team.
Can an identical scenario repeat itself? Answer: yes. Paris 3×3 players can attest to this. In the final of the last Olympic Games, France lost to the Netherlands in the final, at the end of the suspenseon a final Dutch basket. Same story on Sunday, on the Hong Kong side, during the FIBA 3×3 World Tour final. Amsterdam got the better of Paris by two small points.
Once again, it was with a shot worth two points that the Dutchman Worthy De Jong crucified the French in overtime of this final, as at the Games. However, the Parisians have long believed they had the victory, they who offered a choice performance. But, more experienced, the Amsterdam team was able to better manage key moments.
Back to square one?
For Paris 3×3, the disappointment is immense… especially since the Parisian club no longer exists after this final. After two years spent preparing for major international events, including the Paris Olympic Games, this team lowers the curtain, due to lack of sufficient budget. Silver medalist at the Paris Olympics and member of this Parisian team, Franck Seguela wants to be confident, despite the uncertainty.
The French team player and his partners have already raised the sum of 150,000 euros. But we need around 200,000 more to hope to build a high-level team, why not in Toulouse. It remains for these players to find a main sponsor capable of injecting this sum in the weeks or months to come. If this is not the case, 3×3 tricolor basketball could start from scratch after a successful Games…
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