An exhibition match was played at the 1904 Olympics, but Basketball did not become an official part of the games until 1936.
AnswerAugust 1936First 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.
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.
It was included in 1904 but was not officially played until 1936. Men's basketball has been played every summer since 1936 whereas women's basketball made its first appearance in the Summer Olympics in 1976.
They include: athletics, boxing, swimming, basketball, fencing, archery, handball, golf, sailing and shooting. The 2012 Summer Olympics included 26 sports.
you have to be 15 or older to play basketball in the olympics
Nobody. Basketball did not start in the Olympics until 1936.
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basketball ya !
There was no Olympics in 2007.
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no, basketball is not included this time. it was first included in Melbourne. but not this time in delhi.
They have won no medals in total for basketball in the Olympics 4 times finishing in fourth place.
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