Many 3x3 players have experience at the highest levels of professional basketball. Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was held from 24 July to 8 August 2021. Basketball has been played at the Olympic Games for 80 years and is the rare team spectator sport that maintains its popularity when played at the Games. Hometown hero and young gun Mai Yamamoto led Japan to their first basketball world title of any kind in 2019 and at 165cm tall proves that height is not so crucial in this form of the game.
Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments. He's won multiple World Championships and MVPs across his career which began in 2012.Ĭole says Frenchwoman Migna Toure, currently ranked number two in the world, is the player you need to look out for on the women's side. Official Basketball results from the Barcelona 1992 Olympics. The USA dominates international basketball and won all the titles up to 1972, the year it was defeated by the Soviet Union at the Munich Games. Women’s basketball debuted at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning. At the Games in 1936 in Berlin, basketball joined the Olympic programme, where it has remained to this day. sport news and stories, upcoming events and links to the Special Olympics Basketball Coaching Guide. Official Basketball results from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Serbia's Dusan Bulut is seen by many as the GOAT of 3x3. Basketball is a favorite Special Olympics sport. ( Supplied: FIBA)įIBA ranks 3x3 players, and 190cm Latvian Nauris Miezis, who was the MVP of the 2020 World Tour, is the world's number-one male. In addition to team competition, Special Olympics Basketball also offers individual skills competition. French star Migna Toure is one to look out for in Tokyo. Basketball is a favorite among Special Olympics athletes.