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LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics. Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
Both reigning Olympic Champions (United States) and World Champions (Soviet Union) won all their group and semifinal matches, and then met in the final match in Moscow. In this final, US team once again proved their superiority by winning with a margin of 20 points (108–88) thus ending the remarkable winning streak of the Soviet team at the ...
The United States are the defending champions in both men's and women's tournaments. On 9 June 2017, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, for both men and women. [2] [3]
Game 1: Czechoslovakia: W 111–55 +56: Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4]Game 2: China: W 93–67 +26: Group Play
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament feature top national teams from continental championships. [3] In the US, the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship is also popular. [4] The strongest European women's basketball clubs participate in the EuroLeague Women. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 August 2024. Basketball tournament For the women's tournament, see FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. FIBA Basketball World Cup Upcoming season or competition: 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Sport Basketball Founded 1950 ; 74 years ago (1950) First season 1950 No. of teams 32 (finals) Countries FIBA ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: 22 September – 1 October 2022: Sydney: 1 United States: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments: 8–11 February 2024: Xi'an: 2 China Puerto Rico: Antwerp: 2 Belgium Nigeria: Belém: 3 Australia Germany Serbia: Sopron: 3 Japan Spain Canada: Total 12