Urban 3×3 basketball festival in ParkLake Shopping Center: Romania competes in the League of Nations
The FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations League, a European 3×3 basketball competition dedicated to youth teams, is scheduling a stage in Romania for the third consecutive year, at the ParkLake Shopping Center, between July 5-7.
The Romanian national teams, both male and female, will compete with those of the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Spain and Turkey, over three days of competition, with the goal being to qualify for the final tournament of the 3×3 World Basketball Championships for youth.
The games will take place on the landscaped indoor field in ParkLake Shopping Center, and access to the event is free. Fans are expected to support the tricolor teams and also enjoy a generous fan zone, which will be set up outdoors on the access road to the IOR park.
Basketball-themed games and contests that will promote outdoor movement, a real marathon of prizes, activities for all family members, non-stop music and many other surprises are prepared to welcome those who are passionate about basketball and sports in particular in general.
Germany, bronze medalists at the 2023 Youth Worlds for men, the Czech Republic, fifth in the same competition, and Spain, third in last year’s Nations League final for women, are the main favorites for the competition where spectators will have the opportunity to watch future stars olympics of this discipline.
3×3 basketball is present starting with the Tokyo 2020 edition in the program of the Olympic Games.
The breaks between the matches will host moments of entertainment on the central court provided by the artists of the Bucharest Metropolitan Circus, street dance bands and many contests with prizes. Spectators who wish to attend the event accompanied by their pet are also welcome, as ParkLake Shopping Center is pet-friendly.
Daily, the event schedule is between 14.00 and 21.00.
The event is organized by Sport Arena Streetball and the Romanian Basketball Federation in collaboration with ParkLake Shopping Center and is financed by the District 3 City Hall through non-refundable funds from the local budget.
The partners of the event are: Mastercard, Nike, BCR, BCR Leasing, BCR Life Insurance – VIG, Tissot, Horizon, Kandia Dulce and Pep&Pepper.