{"id":683,"date":"2013-06-09T10:30:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T10:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3la3.ro\/2012-en\/?p=683"},"modified":"2013-06-09T10:30:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T10:30:52","slug":"ioc-official-to-observe-wizz-air-sport-arena-streetball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3la3.ro\/en\/ioc-official-to-observe-wizz-air-sport-arena-streetball_683.html","title":{"rendered":"IOC official to observe Wizz Air Sport Arena Streetball"},"content":{"rendered":"

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Programme Commission member Walter Sieber has been confirmed to attend an International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Europe 3×3 EuroTour event in Bucharest next month ahead of the discipline’s Rio 2016 inclusion review.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sieber (pictured left), a Vancouver 2010 Board member and former Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) vice-president, will attend the World Tour qualifier as part of the IOC’s observers programme – which was first put in place ahead of the Sochi 2014\u00a0programme\u00a0review – to examine disciplines and events for the Rio 2016 Olympic sports programme.<\/p>\n

The tournament, known as Wizz Air Sport Arena Streetball, is Romania’s flagship 3×3 basketball competition, each time attracting more than 1,000 teams, 4,000 players and 15,000 spectators since its inception in 2005.<\/p>\n

This year’s event, due to take place on June 21 until 23, will take place at Constitution Plaza in front of the Palace of Parliament – Europe’s largest building – and is expected to draw in some of the sport’s Olympic greats, including Lithuania’s Seoul 1988 champion \u0160ar\u016bnas Mar\u010diulionis and Spanish Beijing 2008 silver medallist Jorge Garbajosa.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sport Arena Streetball 2013 will also be supported by Romanian Olympic medallists, including Sydney 2000 fencing champion Mihai Covaliu, Elisabeta Lip\u0103 – the most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics with five golds, two silvers and a bronze medal, two-time boxing bronze medallist Leonard Doroftei and three-time handball medallist \u0218tefan Birtalan (pictured right).<\/p>\n

“It is a great pleasure to support Sport Arena’s 3×3 event in Bucharest as part of FIBA’s 3×3 worldwide competition network,” FIBA general secretary and IOC member Patrick Baumann said.<\/p>\n

“Sport Arena’s 3×3 competitions are since 2005 a good example and a great showcase for the top urban team sport and have grown in popularity ever since.<\/p>\n

“3×3 is about sports, fun and entertainment for all ages, in the middle of a city.<\/p>\n

“In brief, it is an urban festival that makes sports accessible for everybody in a casual manner as well as in a highly competitive way; it also incorporates urban culture and social media habits to the sports community.<\/p>\n

“The strength of 3×3 is that in an event like Sport Arena’s one, amateurs can play a recreational tournament whilst having next court some of the best ranked 3×3 players in the world competing for a slot in the FIBA 3×3 World Tour.<\/p>\n

“This is where the dream from the streets to the world stage becomes reality and strongly supports FIBA’s vision to further develop and promote 3×3 worldwide.”<\/p>\n

FIBA launched its bid to get a 3×3 basketball medal event into the Rio 2016 Olympics last year to help the growth of basketball globally.<\/p>\n

The half-court version of basketball for men and women, which is among the most played recreational sports in the world, was introduced to a worldwide audience at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics, where it was a huge success, while the 3×3 World Tour was introduced last year.<\/p>\n

The IOC’s ruling Executive Board is set to make a decision on whether to include the discipline at the Rio 2016 Games later this year.<\/p>\n

source: insidethegames.biz<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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