Paris 2024 Olympics: Netherlands Men Win Gold With Victory Over France in 3×3 Basketball, Germany Women Defeat Spain
Paris Olympics 2024 Showdown: In a nail-biting contest, the Netherlands defeated host country France in the men’s 3×3 basketball final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Dutch players Jan Driessen, Dimeo van der Horst, Arvin Slagter, and Worthy de Jong put on an incredible performance in the gold medal game.
De Jong tied the game in the last seconds of regulation and won it in overtime with a two-point long-range jump shot, ending the match at Place de la Concorde 18–17.
Supported by a fervent fan base, France prevailed 18–17 at Place de la Concorde when Worthy de Jong leveled the score in the last seconds of regulation and secured the win with a two-point, long-range jumper in overtime.
In the women’s competition, Sonja Greinacher’s two-point shot with thirty seconds left gave Germany a commanding 17–16 lead over Spain.
Greinacher declared, “We definitely wanted that gold medal.” We probably just wanted to have fun during our final game as a team. The main objective of it all was to simply enjoy.
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After defeating Latvia, the gold medalists in Tokyo, 21-18, who had lost their only two matches of the competition on Monday, Lithuania won the men’s bronze.
After falling to Spain 18-16 in overtime in the semifinals, the United States, the gold medallist in the women’s division in Tokyo, defeated Canada 16-13 to take home the bronze this time.
