Two basketball events will be featured at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Here’s everything you need to know about the sport before enjoying the games in Paris this summer.
The sport’s popularity in France is on the rise.Paris Olympic and Paralympic GamesDuring the periodbasketballThe stands will be filled with excitement! Basketball fans can watch the basketball tournament at the Accor Arena in Bercy from July 27th to August 10th, the 3×3 basketball event at the Concorde from July 30th to August 5th and the wheelchair basketball event in Bercy from August 29th to September 8th.
Basketball was invented by an American school sports teacher in 1891. The sport quickly gained popularity. Basketball was introduced to Europe in the early 20th century.World War IDuring this time, the American military helped spread the new sport to Europe.
The first international tournaments were held in the 1920s, and basketball was included in the Olympic Games in 1904, but it wasn’t until 1936 that the ball game was contested at the Olympic Games.Women’s TournamentIt was incorporated into the Olympic Games in 1976.
Game Rules
Basketball isIt is played on a rectangular court with two baskets, each 3.05 metres high, at each end.5-peopleTwo teams compete in four 10-minute quarters.
3×3 basketballa more urban sport that will debut at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics after success in youth competitions.Basket is 1There is only one way to play the game. Each team with the ball takes turns defending the basket. The game lasts for 10 minutes, and the team with 21 points or the lead at the end of the 10 minutes wins.
Wheelchair basketballWheelchair basketball is played with the same rules as 5×5 basketball. The players have motor impairments (paralysis, quadriplegia, amputation, etc.). Wheelchair basketball was created after World War II as a rehabilitation activity for soldiers injured during the war.
The men have won gold in every edition except 1972, 1980, 1988 and 2004, while the women have only missed out once since 1984. Still, France puts up a valiant fight against the American giants, repeating their podium feat three times since 1936. However, in the overall rankings,Russia and SerbianThe team is still the strongest.
The two women, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, have five gold medals each, followed by Theresa Edwards, Lisa Leslie and Sylvia Fowles with four each and Carmelo Anthony with three.
FranceSo what? Les Bleus have qualified automatically. Now they must prove they are worthy of the opportunity. The French women’s team has already shown its strength in international competitions in 2023. Meanwhile, the men still have work to do. Their road to the World Cup in August 2023 was brought to a screeching halt by Latvia.
Testing program (Paris only):
Basketball at Arena Bercy
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 11:00 Men’s Quarterfinals 14:30 Men’s Quarterfinals 18:00 Men’s Quarterfinals 21:30 Men’s Quarterfinals
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:00 Women’s Quarterfinal 14:30 Women’s Quarterfinal 18:00 Women’s Quarterfinal 21:30 Women’s Quarterfinal
August 8, 2024 (Wood) 17:30 Men’s semi-final 21:00 Men’s semi-final
Friday, August 9, 2024 17:30 Women’s Semi-final 21:00 Women’s Semi-final
Saturday, August 10, 2024 11:00 Men’s Bronze Medal 21:30 Men’s Gold Medal
Sunday, August 11, 2024 11:30 Women’s Bronze Medal 15:30 Women’s Gold Medal
3×3 Basketball at Concorde
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 17:30 Women’s Qualifying Round USA – Germany 18:00 Women’s Qualifying Round Australia – Canada 18:35 Men’s Qualifying Round Lithuania – Latvia 19:05 Men’s Qualifying Round Netherlands – China 21:00 Women’s Qualifying Round Azerbaijan – Spain21:30 Women’s Preliminary Round France vs China22:05 Men’s Qualification Round France – Poland22:35 Men’s Preliminary Round USA vs Serbia
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 17:30 Women’s Qualifier Australia – Germany 18:00 Women’s Qualifier Canada – China 18:35 Men’s Qualifier Latvia – Netherlands 19:05 Men’s Qualifier Serbia – China21:00 Women’s Qualifier Spain – France21:30 Women’s Qualifier USA vs Azerbaijan22:05 Men’s Qualification Lithuania – France22:35 Men’s Qualifier USA – Poland
Thursday, August 1, 2024 09:00 Women’s Qualifier China vs Australia 09:30 Women’s Qualifier Germany vs Canada 10:05 Men’s Qualifier Netherlands vs Serbia 10:35 Men’s Qualifier China vs Latvia12:30 Women’s Qualifier Azerbaijan vs France13:00 Women’s Qualifier USA – Australia 13:35 Men’s Qualifier Poland – Lithuania14:05 Men’s Qualifier France – Netherlands18：
00 Women’s Qualifier China – Spain 18:30 Women’s Qualifier Germany – Azerbaijan 19:05 Men’s Qualifier Lithuania – USA 19:35 Men’s Qualifier China – Poland 21:30 Women’s Qualifier USA – Spain22:00 Women’s Qualifier Canada vs France 22:35 Men’s Qualifier Serbia – France23:05 Men’s Qualifier Latvia – USA
Friday, 2 August 2024 09:00 Women’s Qualifier Germany – China 09:30 Women’s Qualifier Australia – Azerbaijan 10:05 Men’s Qualifier Lithuania – China 10:35 Men’s Qualifier Poland – Netherlands 12:30 Women’s Qualifier Australia – Spain13:00 Women’s Qualifier France vs USA13:35 Men’s Qualifier Netherlands vs Lithuania14:05 Men’s Qualification Latvia – France17：
30 Women’s Qualifier Azerbaijan – China 18:00 Women’s Qualifier Canada – USA18:35 Men’s Qualifier USA – France19:05 Men’s Qualifier Serbia – Latvia 21:00 Women’s Qualifier Spain – Canada21:30 Women’s Qualifier Germany – France22:05 Men’s Qualifier Poland – Serbia 22:35 Men’s Qualifier China – USA
Saturday, August 3, 2024 17:30 Women’s Qualifier Canada vs Azerbaijan 18:00 Women’s Qualifier Spain vs Germany18:35 Women’s Qualifier France vs Australia19:05 Women’s Qualifier China – USA 21:30 Women’s Play-in 22:05 Women’s Play-in
August 4, 2024 (Sunday)17:30 Men’s Qualifying Round France vs China18:00 Men’s Qualifying Round Latvia – Poland 18:35 Men’s Qualifying Round Serbia – Lithuania 19:05 Men’s Qualifying Round USA – Netherlands 21:30 Men’s Play-in 22:05 Men’s Play-in
Monday, August 5, 2024 17:30 Women’s Semi-final 18:00 Men’s Semi-final 18:30 Women’s Semi-final 19:00 Men’s Semi-final 21:00 Women’s Bronze Medal 21:30 Men’s Bronze Medal 22:05 Women’s Gold Medal 22:35 Men’s Gold Medal
Where to play basketball in Paris: indoor and outdoor courts for fun and to work up a sweat
Are you a basketball fan who wants to improve your dribbling skills or challenge your friends on the court? Here we show you the indoor halls and outdoor courts where you can play basketball in Paris and its surroundings. [続きを読む]
2024-07-04 20:14:09
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