MADRID, 16 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
This Saturday, the Movistar Academy Magariños in Madrid hosted the last stop of the Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank 2023, which brought this year's edition to a close with more than 320 male and female players of all categories, who have played 115 matches in front of of more than 2,000 visitors, including FEB Ambassador Amaya Valdemoro.
The circuit organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) thus says goodbye to 2023 after bringing together 4,500 participants in its 10 stops since May; It started in Vigo and continued through Córdoba, Toledo, Pamplona, Logroño, Barcelona, Santander, Murcia and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, until it ended in Madrid.
The event has had the support and collaboration of the Madrid Basketball Federation, and a team of volunteers assigned to the successful FEB-CaixaBank Volunteer Program has also participated.
In addition to the competitive matches, a wheelchair basketball exhibition tournament was held, a specialty that was present at this Plaza 3×3 CaixaBank 2023 and of which CaixaBank is also an official sponsor via the Spanish Federation of Athletes with Physical Disabilities ( FEDDF).
The general director of Sports of the Madrid City Council, Ricardo Echeita, assured that for Madrid it is “an honor to host any basketball festival.” “Thank you to all the institutions that have made it possible. I wish you all the best for 2024, and long live basketball!” He indicated.
For his part, the Director of Institutions at CaixaBank Madrid, Juan Antonio Peña, celebrated the eleven years that the bank has been with the circuit. “It is wonderful to celebrate this event at Magariños. At Caixabank we feel very satisfied to participate and promote this program to promote basketball and sports in general and transmit their values,” he said.
The president of the Madrid Basketball Federation and vice president of the FEB, Santos Moraga, stressed that “in Madrid basketball continues to grow year after year.” “You just have to see so many boys and girls here today. Days like this are fundamental for the promotion of basketball, and we are delighted to have experienced it in Madrid,” he expressed.
Meanwhile, the president of the Spanish Federation of Sports for People with Physical Disabilities, Enrique Álvarez, thanked the organizers. “It is wonderful to be here. We feel tremendously grateful because this is inclusion and equality. Thanks to the FEB and CaixaBank,” he said.
For the general secretary of the FEB, Gabriel Rodríguez de la Paz, CaixaBank is “a fundamental partner.” “The eleven years of this Plaza 3×3 are a great success in its support for basketball and its promotion. And the support of the regional federations such as that of Madrid and all the institutions that collaborate is also very important. It is a pride to close the circuit of this year in Madrid,” he indicated.
Finally, FEB Ambassador Amaya Valdemoro highlighted “as many girls, women, players, mothers as there are participating in this day.” “It is very important. From the FEB we want to thank the Madrid Federation, CaixaBank, Estudiantes for having provided this cool facility, all those who work at the Plaza 3×3 and for the promotion of basketball, especially among men and women. kids. So, let's play and have fun,” he said.
The FEB launched the Plaza 3×3 program in 2012, from its first edition with the help of CaixaBank. Since its start, the circuit has reached 113 stops in 43 cities throughout Spain and has had 50,000 participants and more than 300,000 visitors.