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French President Emmanuel Macron and USA First Lady Dr Jill Biden came to cheer their respective nations. The 8 best teams from all over the world in both men and women participated for 5 days (from 24 to 28 July) in the Aomi Urban Sports Park downtown Tokyo.ĭespite there being no fans in attendance, VIPs came in numbers to watch the game. The Tokyo 2020 Games marked 3x3’s Olympic debut. It took just 7 years for the game to make it from the streets to the Olympics. The first official 3x3 event was held in 2010 at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. On June 9, 2017, 3x3 was added to the Olympic Program, starting from the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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