Iranian Woman Abdolvand Makes History at Skill Contest


Iranian Woman Abdolvand Makes History at Skill Contest

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian basketball player Shadi Abdolvand made history by winning a bronze medal at the skill contest of the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup on Saturday.

Marie-Eve Paget from France won the gold medal in the event and the silver went to Italian Rae Lin D’Alie.

The skills contest is contested by players from the qualified 3x3 national teams of the main tournament. Each team can enter at most a single player for the competition. The contest, which has a time limit of 45 seconds, involves a qualification phase and a knockout round.

The FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2019 is being held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from June 18 to 23.

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