Helena Pueyo, gold in the Mediterranean Games

The Spanish basketball team 3×3 He has won the gold medal in the Oran Mediterranean Games (Algeria)where the Majorcan Helena Pueyo has once again confirmed his potential and level to be key in a new success in national basketball. The island player, together with Aina Ayuso, Natalia Rodríguez, and Carolina Guerrero, has completed a full victories during the competition to end up climbing to the top of the podium, while the men’s team occupied the third step of the drawer.

The national team prevailed in a tight final (12-11) against one of the great favorites, France. Five points of the Majorcan Helena Pueyo in the decisive match were decisive for the Spanish to put the icing on their participation in Algerian lands. And it is that after a perfect first phase with triumphs over Turkey, Greece and Slovenia, Spain got rid of Tunisia in the quarterfinals and Italy in the semifinals to revive a classic of the great international events of the old continent against the French formation.

The 3×3 mode It is enjoying a notable boom and significant acceptance, gaining prominence in the most important events on the calendar. Spain has competed with a sub 23 category team, although in the case of Helena Pueyo she consolidates her condition as an applicant for the absolute formation. The NCAA Wildcats player continues to take steps forward in her evolution and reaping successes in the lower categories but getting closer to the world spotlight

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