Basketball at the 1924 Summer Olympics explained

Basketball was played as an unofficial exhibition event at the 1924 Summer Olympics as part of the Jeux de L’Enfance, an accompanying youth sports competition.^[1] Teams represented different cities and clubs in France, as well as overseas YMCA chapters.^[2]

Basketball was not recognized by the International Olympic Committee as an official demonstration sport in 1924,^[3] though the matches were included in the Official Report of the Games.^[2]

A women's basketball exhibition tournament was also held alongside the Games, and was won by the Edmonton Grads,^[4] a feat which they repeated in the next three Olympics.^[5] However, this tournament and the three subsequent were organized parallel to the Olympics by the International Women's Sports Federation, so were technically not Olympic exhibition events.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barker . Philip . Did the first Youth Olympics really take place in Paris 100 years ago? . International Society of Olympic Historians – ISOH . 2015-03-03 . 2024-01-29.
2. Web site: Jeux de la VIIIeme Olympiade Paris 1924 : Rapport Officiel du Comité Olympique Français . LA84 Foundation . 2024-01-30 . 628.
3. Web site: Demonstration sports : history at the Olympic Summer Games / The Olympic Studies Centre . Olympic World Library . 2024-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119230639/https://library.olympics.com/doc/SYRACUSE/619826 . 2024-01-19 . live . 2024-01-27.
4. Web site: Nichols . Paula . Then and Now: Paris 1924 vs Paris 2024 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . 2023-07-25 . 2024-01-30.
5. Book: Daly, Brian . Canada's other game: basketball from Naismith to Nash . 2023-03-25 . 2024-01-30 . 58–67.
6. Web site: Basketball at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games . The Canadian Encyclopedia . 2019-01-03 . 2024-01-30.