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Basketball

About the sport

Invented in the United States by the Canadian physical education teacher, James Naismith, of the YMCA, basketball was invented as a sport that could be played indoors during the winter. In the 1928 and 1932 games it was presented as an exhibition, becoming official in 1936. The female version first came to the Olympics in 1976, and professional athletes were only allowed to compete starting in the 1992 Games, when the famous American “Dream Team” took the gold medal.

Basketball is practiced by two teams of five players and the objective is to get the ball in a basket, placed on a backboard that can be used to help the movement of the ball. Originally, the basket was a literal basket used during harvest of peaches and the backboard was used to keep the ball from hitting spectators.

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Star athletes

Athletes to Watch

They will be protagonists at the Olympic Games

Hall of Fame

Stars that made history in the Olympic Games

Kobe BryantCountry:USA

One of the greatest scorers in NBA history and included in the list of greatest players in history, the 33 years old athlete stands out among "Dream Team" fellows.

Lauren JacksonCountry: Australia

In London, the best player in the American basketball league will try to overcome the United States team, in wich she lost the last three Olympic finals.