The 3×3 Basketball World Championship kicks off for the first time on Friday in the historic village of Diriyah with 14 of the world’s best teams and will continue on November 11-12, organized by the Ministry of Sports and in coordination with the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation and the oversight of the International Game Federation (FIBA).
Three tours have been held in Jeddah in the past three years, including a world tour, and this is the fourth championship in the Kingdom and the first in the capital, Riyadh, as part of the Diriyah Season 2022 events.
For his part, FIBA 3X3 Events Section Head Ignesu Serrano praised the trust of the Saudi Ministry of Sports and the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee in FIBA, commending the partnership between the two parties which facilitated the fourth edition of the tournament in the Kingdom. tournament.