 ACHIEVEMENTS OF PUNJAB POLICE BASKETBALL TEAM 2000 onwards
Basketball is a five-a-side ball game invented by Dr. James Naismith of the USA
in 1891 The earliest evidence of basketball game may be found in ancient Central
and South American civilizations, dating back to the seventh century BC. The game
was known as "Poktapok" played using only the hips, thighs and knees. Encyclopedia
of Athletics (1818) indicates a game played in Florida in which the players attempted
to throw the ball into a basket attached to the top of a pole. However, the credit
for the invention of the game as played today must go to the Canada-born Dr. James
Naismith. Naismith formulated his first rules in December 1891. Basketball was included
in the Olympics for the first time at the Berlin Games in 1936.
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