Basketball was played as an unofficial exhibition event at the 1924 Summer Olympics as part of the Jeux de L’Enfance, an accompanying youth sports competition.[1] Teams represented different cities and clubs in France, as well as overseas YMCA chapters.[2]
Basketball was not recognized by the International Olympic Committee as an official demonstration sport in 1924,[3] though the matches were included in the Official Report of the Games.[2]
A women's basketball exhibition tournament was also held alongside the Games, and was won by the Edmonton Grads,[4] a feat which they repeated in the next three Olympics.[5] However, this tournament and the three subsequent were organized parallel to the Olympics by the International Women's Sports Federation, so were technically not Olympic exhibition events.[5][6]
References
- ^ Barker, Philip (2015-03-03). "Did the first Youth Olympics really take place in Paris 100 years ago?". International Society of Olympic Historians – ISOH. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ a b "Jeux de la VIIIeme Olympiade Paris 1924 : Rapport Officiel du Comité Olympique Français". LA84 Foundation. p. 628. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Demonstration sports : history at the Olympic Summer Games / The Olympic Studies Centre". Olympic World Library. 2024-01-19. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (2023-07-25). "Then and Now: Paris 1924 vs Paris 2024". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ a b Daly, Brian (2023-03-25). Canada's other game: basketball from Naismith to Nash. pp. 58–67. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Basketball at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games". The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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