Russia show dominance to retain men's 3x3 basketball title at Minsk 2019
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Russia were dominant in their men's 3x3 basketball final against Latvia to earn their second successive European Games title here.
Country | ||||
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Russian Federation | 44 | 23 | 42 | |
Belarus | 24 | 16 | 29 | |
Ukraine | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Italy | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Score | |||
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Dorsa Arabshahi | 240.1 | ||
Haniyeh Rostamiyan | 238.7 | ||
Kim Min-jung | 218.7 |
Russia were dominant in their men's 3x3 basketball final against Latvia to earn their second successive European Games title here.
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By Nancy Gillen and Mike Rowbottom in Minsk
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By Nancy Gillen and Mike Rowbottom in Minsk
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By Nancy Gillen and Mike Rowbottom in Minsk
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