Utsunomiya City has announced that the 3×3 (three-person basketball) qualifying tournament (UOQT2) for participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics will be held at Light Cube Utsunomiya (large hall) and Miya Mirai Light Hill in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. it was done.
The event will be held over three days, from Friday, May 3rd, 2024 to Sunday, May 5th, 2024. This will be the first time that an Olympic qualifier will be held in Utsunomiya City or Japan.
This period will be Golden Week in Japan, but ahead of that, Utsunomiya City will hold the opening game of a tournament to determine the world’s best 3×3 club team over three days from April 26th (Friday) to April 28th (Sunday), 2024. Since the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Opener 2024 has been decided to be held, we will use 3×3 to enliven the city and promote “3×3 Town Utsunomiya” to the whole world during this period when international tournaments and Olympic qualifiers will be held. We are making an announcement.
[Event overview]
Date and time: May 3, 2024 (Golden Day) ~ May 5 (Sunday)
Location: Light Cube Utsunomiya (large hall), Miya Mirai Light Hill (1-6 Miya Mirai, Utsunomiya City)
Tournament Content: FIBA 3×3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 (UOQT2: Paris 2024 FIBA 3×3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2)
【supplement】
・The right to participate in “UOQT2” will be granted to the 1st to 3rd place winners of the World Cup sponsored by FIBA and the winning countries of each regional cup match. Eight men’s and women’s countries will participate, and one nation each will be selected to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In addition to the normal participation requirements, Japanese national teams for both men and women will be eligible to participate as the host country.
・ Regarding “OQT: Debrecen (Hungary)” scheduled to be held in June 2024, Japan is still scheduled to participate, but if they win first place in “UOQT2” mentioned above, they will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. If you get it, you will be absent.
【FIBA3x3 Managing Director：Alex Sanchez(Comment from Alex Sanchez]
▼The following original text
“Both cities have a strong history of hosting 3×3 events, with Utsunomiya City being a longstanding host of the FIBA 3×3 Tour since 2016, which will continue until 2028 and Debrecen who hosted over many competitions. Our thanks go to Mayor Sato of Utsunomiya City for his invaluable contributions to the sport and also to the City of Debrecen and the Hungarian Basketball Federation for their continuing support,” stated Alex Sanchez, FIBA 3×3 Managing Director.
▼Japanese translation
Both cities (Utsunomiya City in UOQT2 and Debrecen (Hungary) in OQT) have a track record of hosting 3×3 events many times, with Utsunomiya City hosting the FIBA 3×3 World Tour for many years since 2016, and even The event is scheduled to run until 2028. Debrecen has also hosted many competitions. We would like to thank Mayor Sato of the city of Utsunomiya for his invaluable contribution to 3×3, and the city of Debrecen and the Hungarian Basketball Federation for their continued support.
FIBA 3×3 Management Director: Alex Sanchez
[Comment from Eiichi Sato, Mayor of Utsunomiya]
▼The following original text
‘’We are very honored that FIBA has chosen Utsunomiya city to host the OQT among many other cities around the world. As one of Japan’s leading 3×3 cities, we are very pleased to have this great opportunity. We are looking forward to hosting this event together with the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Opener 2024 to be held in April. We will continue to work on preparations in cooperation with FIBA, Japan Basketball Association and the local community to make these tournaments successful.’’ Said Eiichi Sato – Mayor of Utsunomiya city
▼Japanese translation
We are very honored that FIBA (International Basketball Federation) has chosen our city out of many cities around the world to host the 3×3 qualifying tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
This tournament will be held for the first time not only in our city but also in Japan. As Japan’s leading 3×3 city, Utsunomiya, we are very happy to have had the opportunity to participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament, and we are pleased to announce that we will be holding this event together with the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Opener 2024, which will be held in April. We will work with FIBA, JBA (Japan Basketball Association), the local community, and others to make preparations so that we can hold the tournament on a grand scale.
2023-11-29 15:00:03
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