In the new event of Tokyo Olympic basketball, 3x3 with three players, Japanese women won their first victory over Romania 20-8 in the second game of the qualifying league, scoring a total of 1 win and 1 loss.
3x3 is played on a court that is half the size of a five-player basketball, and the match is won by either scoring 21 points first or by the end of the 10th minute the team with the most points.
Japanese girls played against Romania, which is ranked 3rd in the world, in the second qualifying league match held at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Koto-ku, Tokyo.
In Japan, Stephanie Mawuli and others scored one after another in a quick coordinated play from the beginning and took the lead.
After that, Japan won their first victory 20-8, surpassing Romania's counterattack, and the total result of the qualifying league was 1 win and 1 loss.
In the qualifying league, eight participating teams will play round robin, and two games will be played on the 25th.