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Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts, is world renowned as the Birthplace of Basketball. In 1891, James Naismith was challenged to invent a game that could be played indoors during wintertime. He borrowed elements of Lacrosse, rugby, soccer, and a Canadian game he played as a boy called "duck on a rock" to create "basketball." The sport was quickly embraced by both men and women; within the same year, women began playing basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. By the end of 1891, the game had been introduced in Mexico; by the end of the century, basketball had spread to such countries as China, India, Czechoslovakia, Lebanon, England, France and Japan. Today, basketball is part of our culture and has grown to become one of the world's most popular sports. The game in played by men and women of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities - from professional athletes to schoolchildren.
The birthplace of basketball is Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The sport was invented by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor, in December 1891. The first game of basketball was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets used as goals.
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