Poland's 3x3 basketball team wins European bronze

Poland have taken the bronze at the European 3x3 basketball championships in Paris.

Poland's Przemysław Zamojski hit the winning shot against Russia in the final second of the game in Paris on Sunday night.

Photo: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski

The Polish team defeated Russia 19-18 in the third-place match on Sunday.

Kapitalna końcówka i historyczny medal dla Polski! Brawo! #3x3Europe https://t.co/8JtYPFkEVX

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) September 12, 2021

Poland's Przemysław Zamojski hit the winning shot in the last second of the match.

FOR THE 🥉

🇵🇱What a @TISSOT buzzer-beater from Z-Bo!#3x3Europe pic.twitter.com/EUqYzILPmh

— FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) September 12, 2021

Serbia grabbed the gold after beating Lithuania 20-14 in the final.

🇷🇸🥇𝙎𝙀𝙍𝘽𝙄𝘼 𝙒𝙄𝙉 𝙂𝙊𝙇𝘿!@KSSrbije win the #3x3Europe Cup after beating Lithuania in the final! pic.twitter.com/w33zNtcn0C

— FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) September 12, 2021

Poland in July made an early exit from the Olympic tournament after losing five games and winning just two.

Russia, meanwhile, finished runners-up in the tournament in Tokyo. 

3x3 basketball is a variation of the game played three a side on one basketball hoop. It made its debut as an Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games, which were held in Japan from July 23 to August 8.

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Source: PAP