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Thousands turn out to support Romania’s teams in a basketball-packed 3×3 weekend at Park Lake Shopping Center

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This past weekend, two international competitions took over the atrium of Park Lake Shopping Center. The final stops of the Europe 3 (U21) conference on the FIBA 3×3 Nations League circuit and the 18th stop of the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series drew thousands of spectators around the court. Beyond the 3×3 basketball action, fans also got to enjoy a full outdoor urban sports festival, with activities for the whole family. Another final for Rapid The Women’s Series stop kicked off Saturday morning with the qualifying round, where Romania’s national team…

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3×3 Basketball Stars Head to ParkLake Shopping Center: Top-Level Competition and Fan Activities for a Weekend Full of Sport

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The best players from the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series will go head-to-head with rising Olympic hopefuls from the FIBA 3×3 Nations League on the court set up inside ParkLake Shopping Center, from August 7-9. After picking up its first two wins of the season in the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series this year, CS Rapid, Romania’s only professional team on the women’s 3×3 world circuit, will host its home stop of the tour. Led on court by French star Hortense Limouzin, who represented France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the…

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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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2026 event dates

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BCR Sport Arena Streetball – Urban Sports Festival will feature six events in 2026. Each event will include an official 3×3 basketball competition, with registration and participation details available on our website. Here is the event calendar for a concept that, over the past few years, has evolved from a simple 3×3 basketball competition into an urban sports festival, featuring more than 20 areas dedicated to sport, entertainment and relaxation: May 8–10 – Bucharest, Drumul Taberei ParkJune 12–14 – Sibiu, Corneliu Coposu BoulevardJune 26–28 – Bucharest, Lacul Tei Boulevard –…

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Tight Finals and a Court Invasion on the Last Day of Competition

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If you were looking for pure adrenaline this weekend, Drumul Taberei Park was the place to be. The 3×3 basketball competition delivered drama from start to finish: of the seven finals played on Sunday, four went to overtime, and two of the remaining three were decided by a single point. It would be hard to script more suspense than that. Ecoland was the standout team of the day, reaching the final in both the men’s and women’s categories. The women’s side came out on top, defeating Farul Constanța 18–17, while…

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Dunking Over a Car at BCR Sport Arena Streetball

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The first edition of this year’s BCR Sport Arena Streetball wrapped up Sunday evening with a closing show that matched the scale of the event, leaving the crowd at Drumul Taberei Park with memories to last a while. If the day belonged to competition and sport, the evening was all about entertainment, taken quite literally to new heights. The highlight of the night came courtesy of the Dunking Devils, a Slovenian acrobatic team renowned for their jaw-dropping slam dunks. The group pulled off a dunk over a car, clearing the…

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