Turkmen women’s team made it to final tournament of FIBA Asia 3x3 Cup

The basketball players will compete against Taiwan and Sri Lanka.

The women’s 3×3 basketball team of Turkmenistan defeated the teams of Guam, Kazakhstan, and Papua New Guinea as part of the Asia Cup qualification tournament. Thus, they managed to get into the final tournament of the sporting event. It was reported by the electronic newspaper «Golden Age».

A total of twelve teams will take part in the final part of the cup. They will be divided into four groups. Turkmen basketball players are in group D. They will play against the teams of Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The top eight teams will play in the quarter-finals.

The above competition will be held in Singapore on July 8-10. Four athletes represent Turkmenistan. The team leader is Aina Gokova. Her height reaches 1.9 meters. According to the results of the games against the teams of Guam, Kazakhstan, and Papua New Guinea, she scored 31 points.

The men’s 3×3 basketball team of Turkmenistan lost one point in the game against the Indian team in the second match of the qualifying round of the Asia Cup.

The sporting event started on July 6. The competition has become a record in terms of the number of participants. In total, 23 teams participate in the women’s part of the tournament, and 30 — in the men’s part.

09 07 2022, 10:37
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