Introduction to Basketball (/kloc-within 0/00 words)

Basketball, a hand-centered physical antagonistic sport, is the core event of the Olympic Games? . 18911February 21February 265438 was invented by james naismith, a physical education teacher at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. From 65438 to 0896, basketball was introduced to Tianjin, China. 1904, the 1 th basketball exhibition was held in St. Louis Olympic Games.

From 65438 to 0936, basketball was listed as the official event of the Berlin Olympic Games, and China also sent a basketball team to participate in the Olympic basketball event for the first time. From 65438 to 0992, the Barcelona Olympic Games began, and professional players could participate in Olympic basketball games.

The highest organization of basketball is the International Basketball Federation, founded in 1932 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The highest organization in China is the Chinese Basketball Association, which was founded in June 1956.

Above reference: Basketball-Baidu Encyclopedia