Argentina's Men Take Youth Olympic Games Basketball 3x3 Gold in Front of Thousands at Urban Park in Downtown Buenos Aires. USA Win Women's Event
  • Title Argentina's Men Take Youth Olympic Games Basketball 3x3 Gold in Front of Thousands at Urban Park in Downtown Buenos Aires. USA Win Women's Event
  • Publication Date 17th October 2018
  • Languages EN - ES
  • Location Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Press Release https://www.olympic.org/news/argentina-s-new-basketball-breed-scale-the-heights
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    The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY HEADLINE: ARGENTINA'S MEN TAKE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BASKETBALL 3x3 GOLD IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS AT URBAN PARK IN DOWNTOWN BUENOS AIRES. USA WIN WOMEN'S EVENT DATE: 17 October, 2018 LOCATION: Buenos Aires, Argentina LANGUAGE: English, Spanish STORY SCRIPT: There was an electric atmosphere in the Urban Park as Argentina took gold in men's Basketball 3x3 at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2108. They beat Belgium 20-15 in what was the perfect showcase for the IOC's stated intention to take sport to the people rather than people having to go to the sport. Thousands of fans crammed around the court in downtown Buenos Aires to watch the hosts crowned Youth Olympic Champions. Slovenia claimed bronze with a 21-13 win over Ukraine. In the women's event, gold went to USA after they beat France 18-4 in a one-sided final. Australia took bronze thanks to victory over China. Download full story script...
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