3×3 Basketball: Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Schedule announced

The 3x3 Basketball Olympic Games competition will feature eight teams each in men’s and women’s. FIBA

The official schedule for the highly anticipated 3×3 Basketball Olympic Games is now available. 3×3 will return to the Games for the second time at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games from 30 July to 5 August 2024 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris.

The world’s best 3×3 players will compete in eight men’s and eight women’s teams over seven days of exciting competition. Held at the iconic Place de la Concorde in the heart of Paris, 3×3 players will showcase their talents against a backdrop of some of Paris’ most iconic landmarks, including the Grand Palais, the Champs-Élysées and the Louvre.  

While COVID-19 restrictions prevented fans from attending the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, spectators in Paris will be able to fully experience the excitement of 3×3 basketball at the Games and play a central role in creating an unforgettable festival atmosphere.

The 3×3 competition will feature eight men’s and eight women’s teams. Each team will play against each other before a play-in for teams ranked 3-6, with the top two teams advancing directly to the semi-finals. Teams 7 and 8 in both pools will be eliminated.

The top two teams will go through to the semi-finals, while the 7th and 8th placed teams will be eliminated. The remaining six teams will compete in the play-in, with the semi-finals and medal matches all taking place on the final day of the competition, 5 August.  

The 3×3 competition will share the vibrant Place de la Concorde with skateboarding, BMX freestyle and breaking, promising an electrifying urban atmosphere for players and spectators alike. The 4,700-seat open-air arena will be the stage for world-class sport and passionate fans.

On 9 June, 2017, 3×3 was added to the Olympic program, debuting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The first official 3×3 event was held in 2010 at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. It took just seven years for the sport to make the leap from the streets to the Olympic Games.

The teams that have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are:

MEN: Serbia (Ranked), United States (Ranked), China (Ranked), Latvia (UOQT 1), Netherlands (UOQT 2), France (OQT), Lithuania (OQT), Poland (OQT)

WOMEN: China (Ranked), USA (Ranked), France (Ranked), Azerbaijan (UOQT 1), Australia (UOQT 2), Germany (OQT), Spain (OQT), Canada (OQT)



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