The third edition of the FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup will take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on October 11-15, 2021.<\/p>\n
The announcement\u00a0comes\u00a0just one week after 3×3\u2019s success debut at the Tokyo Olympics, where Mongolia competed, making it the first time the country participated\u00a0in any team sport event at the Games.<\/p>\n
The hosting agreement follows up on the visit to the 3×3 venue in Tokyo\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Prime Minister\u00a0of Mongolia\u00a0Luvsannamsrain\u00a0Oyun-
\u201cWe\u00a0are extremely proud to bring the FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup to Mongolia,\u201d\u00a0Mongolian 3×3\u00a0Basketball Association President Myagmarjav Luvsandash said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0shows that\u00a0we are ready\u00a0to organize\u00a0more and more prestigious events.\u00a0After Mongolia\u00a0competed in the 3×3 event of the Tokyo Olympics and\u00a0Khulan\u00a0Onolbaatar\u00a0was our country\u2019s first-ever female flagbearer, the discipline\u00a0has become an absolute fan\u00a0favorite\u00a0here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mongolia is not new to organizing 3×3 national team competitions. The country hosted the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup in 2017 as well as the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cMongolia\u00a0continues to be a great\u00a0example that 3×3 offers a chance to new countries to shine in basketball,\u201d FIBA\u00a0Secretary General Andreas Zagklis said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBetween the Asia Cup, the U18 World Cup and many other FIBA 3×3 official competitions, Mongolia has proven\u00a0to be an amazing host.\u201d<\/p>\n
The best U23 teams in the world in the men and the women\u2019s categories will be in action in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.<\/p>\n
Russia won the first two editions of the FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup in the men\u2019s category. They also won in 2018 in the women\u2019s category while Japan won with the women in 2019, their only world title in a basketball discipline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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