Highest governing body | FIBA |
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First played | December 21, 1891; 132 years ago (1891-12-21). Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Characteristics | |
Contact | Limited |
Team members | 5 per side |
Mixed-sex | Yes, separate competitions |
Type | Indoor/Outdoor |
Equipment | Basketball |
Venue | Indoor court (mainly) or outdoor court (Streetball) |
Glossary | Glossary of basketball |
Presence | |
Country or region | Worldwide |
Olympic | Yes, demonstrated in the 1904 and 1924 Summer Olympics Part of the Summer Olympic program since 1936 |
Paralympic | Yes |
Highest governing body | FIBA |
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First played | December 21, 1891; 132 years ago (1891-12-21). Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Characteristics | |
Contact | Limited |
Team members | 5 per side |
Mixed-sex | Yes, separate competitions |
Type | Indoor/Outdoor |
Equipment | Basketball |
Venue | Indoor court (mainly) or outdoor court (Streetball) |
Glossary | Glossary of basketball |
Presence | |
Country or region | Worldwide |
Olympic | Yes, demonstrated in the 1904 and 1924 Summer Olympics Part of the Summer Olympic program since 1936 |
Paralympic | Yes |