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An exhibition match was played at the 1904 Olympics, but Basketball did not become an official part of the games until 1936.

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First basketball competition was played in the demonstration Olympics in 1904. However, this competition was entirely U.S. teams. The first international Olympics basketball tournament was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany.

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Basketball's first time in the Olympics was as a demonstration event at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. It became a medal event at the 1936 Games in Berlin and has been in every Olympic Games since.

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Basketball's first appearance at the Olympics was the 1936 Games in Berlin, Germany.

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The first game in the Olympics, besides the demonstration, was held in Berlin, Germany on August 7, 1936.

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Basketball became an official Olympic even at the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.

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In 1932 in Berlin games

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At the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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1936

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