Team Relay

Basketball in Saint-Esprit

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Invented in 1891 by James Naismith in the United States, basketball rapidly spread throughout Europe, culminating in France's first game on 27 December 1893 at the Salle de Trévise in Paris.

With over 700,000 members in 3,823 clubs, the French Basketball Federation has been working to develop the sport in all its forms since 1932. 5x5, the traditional Olympic discipline, is the foundation of the sport; today, the Federation has diversified its offerings with the 3X3, a new Olympic discipline, and a range of non-competitive activities (Vivre Ensemble).

Our participation in the Olympic Torch Relay is an opportunity to promote our disciplines, as well as the players who contribute on a daily basis to their development and to the emergence of young talent, right up to the national teams.

Through these two team Relays, the Federation is promoting its practices. But our intention is to involve our entire network and our regions in the fervour of the Games to support the athletes of the French delegation. What a reward for all our volunteers!
Jean-Pierre SiutatFFBB President

Team Relay in Saint-Esprit, June 17.

Picture by Paris 2024

The French Basketball Federation's first Olympic Torch Relay will take place in the town of Saint- Esprit in Martinique. The Federation was keen to organise a Olympic Torch Relay in an overseas region that contributes to the performance of our French teams.

This demonstrates the continuity of our sports and development policies, aimed at all regions. More specifically, Martinique, like so many other regions, is a pool of talent that feeds our two senior French teams. We have chosen to promote 3X3, which is a key area for development in the overseas regions. This is also a way of highlighting a cause to which we are committed by promoting basketball for health.

For the first time in the history of the Games, each day of the Olympic Torch Relay and Paralympic Torch Relay, relay teams of 24 people, made up of champions, everyday athletes, volunteers, referees, coaches, etc. will be organized to spread the energy of sport and teamwork throughout the country.