Basketball
Ball game between two teams of five players on an indoor enclosed
court. The object is, via a series of passing moves, to throw the large
inflated ball through a circular hoop and net positioned at each end of the
court, 3.05 m/10 ft above the ground. The first world championship for men
was held 1950, and 1953 for women. They are now held every four years.
The court
In the USA the standard court is 28.7 m/94 ft long and 16.5 m/54 ft
wide, with a backboard at the centre of each end of the court, to which a
circular metal hoop is attached.
Rules
The obje ....
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