Poland clinches World Cup bronze in 3x3 basketball
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
24.06.2019 00:12
Poland have won bronze at the 3x3 basketball World Cup after beating defending champions Serbia 18-15.
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The Polish team clinched a win in the final seconds of the match in Amsterdam on Sunday evening.
It was the first World Cup medal for Poland in the sport. It also gave the Polish team a berth in a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Earlier on Sunday, Poland were beaten 8-22 by the United States in the semifinals.
The Polish team comprised Michael Hicks, an American with Polish citizenship, Paweł Pawłowski, Marcin Sroka and Przemysław Zamojski.
3x3 basketball is a form of the sport played three a side and using one hoop.
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Source: PAP