His Excellency, the Deputy Minister of Sports, Badr bin Abdulrahman Alkadi, awarded the Serbian 3X3 team, Liman, FIBA’s 3×3 World Tour trophy. The tour concluded today. The tournament took place in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Jeddah, which was organized by the Ministry of Sport in cooperation with the Saudi Basketball Federation, under the supervision of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The tournament was successfully hosted with the participation of 12 international teams, this tournament is part of of the initiatives of the “Quality of Life Program” and is hosted by Saudi Arabia for the third time.
The ceremony took place in presence of the president of the International Basketball Federation, Mr. Hamani Niang, and the President of the Saudi Basketball Federation, Dr. Ghassan Tashkandi and the head of the FIBA 3×3 Activities Department at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Mr. Ignacio Serrano.
Liman team has been crowned with the title after its victory in the final match against Qagarin team with a result of 21-14, whereas the title winner is prized with $ 60,000, while the second place received $ 40,000.