Three-a-side basketball nationals on April 10-11

The Basketball Federation of India will launch the first-ever 3x3 national basketball championship for both men and women, at the Thyagraj stadium here.
The three-a-side format will have matches of 10-minute duration, covering half-court and four matches would be played simultaneously.
The first leg of the championship development program will be held on April 10-11 and the Indian squad for the upcoming 3x3 Asian championships will be selected from the tournament.
Last year, the national women team had clinched gold medal in the 3x3 Asian games in China, while earlier men and women team had bagged bronze and silver medal respectively, at the 3x3 Beach Games.

The new format of Basketball is being aggressively promoted by FIBA World and FIBA Asia and conducting such programs at the national level is important as it would help identify and develop top basketball talent in the country.