The birth of modern basketball has a history of 100 years. The founder of modern basketball is Canadian james naismith, who is a physical education teacher at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. In order to enrich students' sports activities, he ingeniously hung two fruit baskets on both sides of the stands of the gymnasium, so that students could throw the football into the baskets. There are 7 players in each team, and the competition is divided into three sections, each of which is 20 minutes. Those who throw into the basket get 1 point, and those who score more are interested in winning the students. This activity is called "basketball" because it aims at throwing baskets.
Basketball was introduced to China from the YMCA in 1896, and it was once more prosperous, with a higher level than other sports. At the Far East Games in China, Japan and the Philippines, China won the basketball championship. The famous "Nankai Five Tigers" in the Far East and the "Fighting Basketball Team" in the Megatron Liberated Area all have considerable strength. After the founding of New China, the national men's basketball team in the early 1950s and 1960s was an Asian powerhouse, with fast height, accurate shooting in the middle and long range, quick attack and aggressive defense. China has defeated the world's top teams such as Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Brazil, and a number of outstanding players such as defender Qian Chenghai and striker Yang Boyong have emerged. Foreign newspapers will praise: positive+speed+dexterity = China team, and have a high opinion of China basketball.
From the late 1970s to the 1980s, basketball in China developed rapidly. China men's basketball team won "five consecutive championships" in the 8th ~13rd Asian Basketball Championship, and China women's basketball team won two bronze medals in the 9th World Women's Basketball Championship and the 23rd Olympic Women's Basketball Finals, which is the best result of the national basketball team in the world competition. 1986? China men's basketball team entered the top 12 for the first time in the 10 world men's basketball championship in, and won the ninth place. At the Asian Games in June 5438+ 10 in the same year, China took the lead in men's and women's basketball. 1996 At the Atlanta Olympic Games, China won the eighth place in the men's basketball team and the second place in the women's basketball team. These are the results of our basketball players' efforts and struggles in recent years.
In the 1990s, at the 1 1 Asian Games, the China men's basketball team won the championship and the women's basketball team won the runner-up. However, in recent years, the level of basketball in Europe and America has improved rapidly, while that in China has declined. In several international competitions, the results of men's and women's teams are not satisfactory. We believe that with the strong support of the people of the whole country, our basketball players will carry forward the spirit of the Asian Games, continue to work hard and train hard, and our basketball career will-I believe I can do it? Go up.