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392 days to the first trophy. Rapid’s rise into the world elite of women’s 3×3 basketball

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392 days to the first trophy. Rapid’s rise into the world elite of women’s 3×3 basketballJuly 13, 2026, sportarena In June 2025, Rapid București stepped onto the court for the first time in a FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series stop. A little over a year later, the team from Giulești lifted the first trophy in its history on the world circuit, in Cáceres. Between those two moments came many tournaments, semifinals, a qualification for the circuit’s Final, a first lost final and the step by step building of a team that…

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Florentin Petre, Dănciulescu and Prunea, part of the basketball show at the Metropolitan Circus

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The 3×3 basketball marathon at Circul Metropolitan ended on Sunday evening after five days of competition. Florentin Petre, Dănciulescu and Prunea were also among the protagonists on the basketball court and cheered on Romania’s national teams from the stands. At the youth level, in the FIBA 3×3 Nations League, the Romanian teams managed several spectacular wins, while in the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series, the professional women’s competition, Rapid București reached the top four teams. The tournaments were organized by the City Hall of Sector 2 Bucharest as part of the…

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Sport at the heart of the community: Over 15,000 people came out to be active this weekend in Parcul Obor, alongside sports legends

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Over 15 sport and activity zones, more than 15,000 people who took part in sports, relaxation and entertainment activities, and 500 players registered in the official 3×3 basketball competition are the main highlights of an intense weekend. The courts and activity zones remain available to the community until Tuesday evening, and from Wednesday the action moves to the Metropolitan Circus for two international 3×3 basketball events, all part of the “Sectorul 2 – Sectorul Sportului” series of events, organized by the City Hall of Sector 2 Bucharest. The third stage…

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5 Players to Watch at the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series Bucharest Stop

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Next week, July 1–2, the 10th stop of the international women’s circuit comes to Circul Metropolitan București. Basketball fans in the capital will get a front-row seat to watch some of the best players on the planet, including two of the top three in the official world rankings. One of them plays for Rapid. From rising stars to proven veterans to players who simply know how to win, here are five names you need to know heading into this tournament. 1. Hortense Limouzin – RapidThe Frenchwoman is ranked No. 2…

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3×3 is Back at the Bucharest Circus

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The 10th stop of the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series 2026 will take place at one of the most iconic venues in 3×3 basketball. After hosting the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup in 2018 and the U23 World Cup in 2022, the Bucharest Metropolitan Circus will welcome some of the best women’s players in the world on July 1-2, 2026. The event is organized by Sector 2 of municipality of Bucharest, with the support of the Romanian Basketball Federation. The Netherlands enter as the top seed, fresh off claiming victory at the…

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Sport Arena Streetball on the world stage

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Sport Arena Streetball, the only 3×3 basketball championship from Romania, prepares for the start of its ninth season. The competition became, over the years, one of the most important in Europe and even in the world. Since 2005, Sport Arena Streetball gathered more than 7000 teams and 28.000 players, and had in the audience more than 80.000 spectators. Starting the 2013 season, Sport Arena Streetball will register its tournaments and players on the global platform of FIBA, www.3x3planet.com, after a deal reached with the International Basketball Federation. This way, all…

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New rules for 3×3 basketball

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The International Basketball Federation published the new „Rules of the game” for 3×3 basketball, which will be applied starting the 2013 season. The most significant change regards the ball. The use of a size 6 ball is now mandatory in both genders and throughout all categories. Last year, a size 6 ball was used for the first time in a male competition at the FIBA 3×3 World Championship U18 in Spain, where the Romanian national team finished sixth. Another important change regards the clearance of the ball. According to the…

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Santana, a true ambassador of 3×3 basketball

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The fourth episode of FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2012 series (WATCH IT HERE) focuses on one of the most charismatic 3×3 basketball players, Angel Santana, from Romania. Well known for his abilities on the court and also for the joy and the fun he brings on and off the court, Santana tells his life story and reveals the root of his lifestyle. „Organized 5×5 basketball has been a bit like a job to me. It’s doing a job I love, which not everyone can say, but at the end of…

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Sport Arena Streetball – The story

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“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe” Anatole France It was almost a decade ago when some young guys were playing day in and day out 3×3 basketball on some terrible concrete courts. They weren’t thinking at all that someday this game could be part of the Olympic Games. But they had a dream. In that dream appeared some nice courts, more people than just their friends and friends of friends, contests with prizes bigger than just the pride…

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Bucharest will candidate for 2016 WUC 3×3 basketball

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Bucharest, the Capital City of Romania, will candidate for the organization of the 2016 World University Championship 3×3 Basketball. The official announcement was made by Claudia Georgescu, director of the School and University Sport Federation (FISU member), during Sport Arena Streetball Awards, a ceremony that ended officially the 2012 Romanian 3×3 basketball season. Sport Arena Streetball, who developed in the last eight years in one of the best 3×3 basketball competitions from all over the world, is ready to make the next step, a natural one, and will co-organize this…

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