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The Barranquilla-2018 program kicked off Thursday at noon with challenges for both bades that will last until nine o'clock in the evening.
For a few days, Plaza de la Paz has had a different landscape. Instead of dozens of fluttering pigeons, a monumental structure of aluminum and tarps occupies its center.
Barranquilla Cathedral looks at the bustle of the street in front. 3×3 basketball came to this city to start in the Central Caribbean Games. Another goal achieved for a discipline that is already part of the Olympic program and is looking to make its way up to its older brother, the traditional sport broke.
Next to the modern terrain set up for the occasion, Prensa Latina approached Osvaldo Narváez, technical delegate of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for the Americas and head of the competition.
This is the first experience that Colombia has at this high level, and although they have not registered teams, the organization impeccable state , badures the manager
There are a large number of people who are approaching here, watching the games, asking for the rules. The invitation I make to all countries is to spread this modality, because you can play in the street, without roof, as we do for the young people of our communities, he said.
Narváez explains the 3×3 journey its formalization as a discipline. He has been part of the program of the Singapore-2010 and Nanjing-2014 Youth Olympic Games, and will soon be in Buenos Aires-2018. Now begins a new cycle that will take you to Tokyo-2020.
The intention of FIBA with this type of activity is to be able to scramble basketball in all areas of daily life in the world of sports. He said that many countries have the opportunity to have good results, that they have good teams in five against five.
The federation also mentioned the goal of expansion pursued by the International Federation for this attractive show.
It is a nascent sport with regard to this type of urban organizations, of public nature and intended for the very young. It is played with music, in open spaces, with an easy mounting and dismantling surface, bringing basketball closer to the people, what we are looking for, he said.
and the intention is to give game opportunities to new people, new athletes, more of the street, and on the other hand give the chance to a group of nations who do not are not the world's elite, he said.
The Barranquilla-2018 program began at noon on Thursday with challenges in both bades that will last until nine in the evening
This will continue the actions until 9:00 pm. to Saturday, when the first Central American basketball champions are defined 3×3.
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