1936, at the Berlin Olympic Games, basketball became an official Olympic event for the first time. In the final, the United States beat Canada by this score and finally won the first basketball championship in Olympic history. At that Olympic Games, james naismith, the father of basketball, held a jump ball for the first Olympic Games.
Since then, basketball has stepped onto the stage of international competitive sports. Basketball can cultivate athletes' sense of collective honor of unity and friendship, strict organizational discipline and tenacious will quality, and the spirit of active struggle. Playing basketball can promote the strength and speed of athletes. The Olympic Games is the largest comprehensive sports meeting in the world sponsored by the International Olympic Committee.
Germany 1 1 Introduction to Berlin Olympic Games
1 1 Berlin Olympic Games officially opened on 1 August 9361day and ended on 16. 3963 athletes from 49 countries, including 33/kloc-0 women and 3632 men. Germany has the largest number of athletes with 406, followed by the United States with 330, and Hungary ranks third with 265,438+065,438+0.
Countries participating in the competition for the first time are Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Liechtenstein and Peru. There are 19 sports in this Olympic Games, including basketball, canoeing and team handball for the first time. Polo is the last event of the Olympic Games. 1 1 Berlin Olympic slogan: "gain strength through joy."