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Polish 3x3 basketball team makes early Olympic exit

27.07.2021 16:21
Poland's 3x3 basketball team has dropped out of the Olympic tournament in Tokyo after losing five games and winning just two.
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Photo:PAP/Leszek Szymański

After the Polish team lost 14-16 to Belgium on Tuesday, they could still advance to the next stage of the tournament despite an unfavorable balance.

Poland needed a low-score win by Japan against China. But the Japanese team won 21-16, sending the Poles packing from the Olympics.

Poland, Japan and China each finished the group stage with two victories.

Japan scored the most points of the three teams on average and progressed to the knockout stage.

3x3 basketball is a variation of the game played three a side on one basketball hoop. It is making its debut as an Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games.

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Source: PAP