The women's and men's 3×3 basketball tournaments began this Tuesday, and the French teams had mixed fortunes in the evening. In the women's competition, Hortense Limouzin's teammates lost 21-19 after overtime against China. After a failed start to the match (8-1), the Blues had managed to equalize at 19-19. But Lili Wang will air the Place de la Concorde with a shot from behind the arc with the board and offer the victory to the Chinese. Tomorrow, the Blues face Spain at 9:00 p.m. The Spanish dominated Azerbaijan this Tuesday.
Just behind, it was the turn of the Blues to enter the fray, and facing the big and rugged Poles, their start was just as sluggish. Smaller, the French suffered for a long time under the domination of Adrian Bogucki (2m15).
But Lucas Dussoulier's teammates (9 points) nibbled away at their deficit, minute after minute. And it was Franck Seguela who would stun the Poles with big three-pointers, but also a free throw awarded for flopping. It was he who scored the winning basket (21-19) and set the arena on fire.
On Wednesday, France will challenge Lithuania at 10:05 p.m., largely dominated by its neighbor, Latvia.
