Serbia and France won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3×3 World Cup in Antwerp, Belgium.
The men’s final pitted the top two seeds against each other with Serbia facing Lithuania in the showpiece match.
Top seeds Serbia ran out comfortable 21-16 winners, becoming world champions for the fifth time in seven editions.
Earlier they had beaten hosts Belgium 17-12 in the semi-finals.
Lithuania earlier edged past France 18-17 to book their place in the final.
The third place match was also decided by the narrowest of margins with France beating Belgium 18-17 in overtime.
In the women’s competition, the highest ranked team heading into the final day were France and the second seeds claimed their first ever World Cup victory with a 16-13 win over Canada in the final.
Earlier they avoided an upset at the hands of 18th seeds China in the semi-finals, edging past their opponents China 17-16.
Canada had earlier booked their place in the final by defeating Lithuania 16-14.
The third place match was won by China, who beat Lithuania convincingly 21-11.
Serbia and France qualified for the 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Cup following their victories, with the three medallists in that tournament set to qualify for a FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2024.
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