FIBA 3×3 World Cup gets under way in France

The world’s best players of 3×3, an urban version of basketball that was recently added to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, are in the French city of Nantes for the 2017 FIBA 3×3 World Cup.

The world’s best players of 3×3, an urban version of basketball that was recently added to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, are in the French city of Nantes for the 2017 FIBA 3×3 World Cup.

The five-day tournament will see the world’s best teams with three players each compete on a half court shooting at the same basket.

Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Nantes.