MIAMI.- This December 21 is World Health Day. Basketball. It is a universal grassroots sport that is practiced by people of all ages. Includes both organized leagues and informal matches.
The origin of basketball dates back to December 21, 1891 at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was in 1892 when women began to practice this sport: they debuted at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
“Basketball has a global presence and a great impact in the global spheres of trade, peace and diplomacy. “It creates a unique space of cooperation and physical movement and interdependence that allows participants to see each other as human beings first and foremost,” says the United Nations.
This sport has a large presence in the United States, Europe, Asia and other regions.
Hall of Fame
In the world, at least 450 million people play basketball, according to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
The list of nominees for the Hall of Fame Basketball 2025 is made up of Marc Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard; Amar’e Stoudemire, Robert Horry; Billy Donovan Doc Rivers, Sue Bird, Mark Few; Don Richardson, Lisa Bluder: Wanda Ford; Sylvia Fowles, Bridgette Gordon, Chamique Holdsclaw, Taj McWilliams-Franklin: Maya Moore, Ticha Penicheiro: Ruth Riley. Mike Thibault: JR Holden; Malcolm Brown, Boid Buie; World B. Free, Henry Logan; Richard Mullins; Ralph Simpson, and Gus Williams.
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