The Plaza de la Marina in Malaga has hosted a fantastic day full of the best basketball. 307 players, 82 teams and more than 1,000 visitors have participated in this third edition of Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank.
The Marina Square de Málaga has been filled with enthusiasm and passion for basketball with the arrival of Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank. 307 registered, 82 teams and more than 1,000 visitors have enjoyed a fantastic day that prepares the Andalusian city to receive the men’s and women’s teams this Thursday, July 8, in the two games against France that will be played at the Martín Carpena.
The day began around 10:00 in the morning and from there, the different categories have been contested. With the arrival of noon, the first finals began and around 4:00 p.m., the participants witnessed the act of authorities and the different shooting and skills competitions organized by the FEB ambassador, Fernando Romay.
All the activity has been carried out in strict accordance with health protocols, so that the well-being of all participants and visitors has been ensured. The Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank circuit will soon confirm its next stops after the successes of the last two events in Valencia and Castellón to which the great day lived this Saturday in Malaga is now added.
The event has had the support of the Malaga City Council, the Malaga Provincial Council and the Andalusian Government. Likewise, the day would not have been possible without the participation of a team of 25 volunteers, assigned to the FEB-CaixaBank Volunteer Program. All the information of the event can be followed through the official website.
Mercedes García: “With events like this we see the light at the end of the tunnel”
The territorial delegate for Education and Sports in Malaga from the Junta de Andalucía declared that the entity is “very excited” to host events like this because “they allow us to see the light at the end of the tunnel.” “At the Junta de Andalucía we are committed to these types of activities because they help us to regain normalcy, we are looking forward to the arrival of the national teams this Thursday,” he added.
José Luis Paradas: “Basketball in Malaga is assured of its present and its future”
The director of Sports and Events of the Malaga City Council indicated that the city’s basketball has its present and its future assured, something that has been confirmed after the day this Saturday in which “the great Malaga youth team has enjoyed a lot”. “At this moment we are meeting the institutions, a private company such as CaixaBank and the Spanish Basketball Federation, so, all together, we will be able to put an end to this situation.”
Laura Moreno: “We are nervous about the arrival of the National Team to Malaga”
“We are nervous about the arrival of the National Team to Malaga, they already came in 2019 and Martín Carpena was beautiful, hopefully we will repeat it,” commented the director of Sports and Events of the Malaga Provincial Council. “Now the girls are coming and for us this is very important because we want women’s basketball to have the same visibility,” said Moreno, who hopes that Malaga will once again give “good luck” to the national teams so that they get a medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
Franciso Romero: “We share values such as perseverance and effort with basketball”
The director of the CaixaBank Business Area in Malaga was proud that Malaga was the third stop on this Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank circuit, thus adding to the wide range of leisure activities in the city. “We are committed to this sport and to the Spanish Basketball Federation because as an entity we share many values such as effort, sacrifice and perseverance,” said Romero.
Fernando Romay: “Seeing all these people play is wonderful”
The FEB ambassador pointed out that “after many months without being able to play and train, seeing all these young people enjoying basketball is something wonderful.” For Romay, living the Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank in Malaga “has been a joy”.
More than 42,000 participants since 2012
The FEB launched the Plaza 3×3 program in 2012, from its first edition in conjunction with CaixaBank. The nine stops of 2019, the last that could be held, raised the figures for this street basketball promotion program to more than 42,000 participants and 200,000 visitors. A very positive balance of this emblematic program, which in its eight editions has already visited 39 cities throughout Spain.
CaixaBank, a leading sponsor of Spanish basketball ç
CaixaBank is a sponsoring partner of the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) and official sponsor of the Spanish National Team in all its categories, male and female. The financial entity has been involved with national basketball since 2013 and its involvement and activation of multiple initiatives around this sport have helped to make visible and expand the impact of the greatest international successes.
In its implementation of the local sponsorship strategy, CaixaBank has collaborated with the main basketball events that have been held in the last decade in Spain, both professionals and amateurs, transferring the values of sport to all corners of the country. Among them is the commitment to the Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank circuit. In addition, the FEB and CaixaBank have a specific sports volunteering program that goes beyond the competition itself: the FEB CaixaBank volunteer program. After seven years, this program has managed to weave a solid community of almost 20,000 volunteers, who support all official basketball events organized by the FEB.
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