Gracia Alonso’s impossible goal takes the women’s 3×3 team to the Paris Games! | Relief

Eat games that will go down in 3×3 basketball history. And without a doubt the one who led the women’s team to the final of the Olympic qualifying games in Debrecen and therefore gave them a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris was one of them.. At this point the horn is almost gone; for those who are members of the national team; and how it was. Because what he did Gracia Alonso de Armiño is without a doubt the game of the year in Spanish 3×3 basketball.

Spain struck first in the semi-final against Canada.. In fact, Team Canada scored its first point only after eight and a half minutes, when the national team had already scored six. However, The Canadian team managed to return to the game and balance the balance.. So much so that the score became 17 even with seconds remaining.

There, The national team had the winning shot… but it missed the target. In a struggle on the rebound, the ball fell into the hands of Gracia Alonso, who, with her back turned and almost in her sleeve, managed to score the winning basket.. The one that brought everyone who watched the game to their feet, including the players of the men’s team, who a few minutes before had said goodbye to their Olympic dream.

The victory went to Spain, and with reaching the pre-Olympic final, it received a long-awaited ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris.. One that will mean that for the first time in its history, the women’s 3×3 team will take part in Olympic competition. Prize for the good work of the team formed by Sandra Higueravide, Gracia Alonso, Juana Camillon and Vega Jimeno, who, after this classification and after the announcement that she will retire from basketball this year, will retire in style by participating in Olympic competitions. .why not, if you can with a medal.