In 1892, Naismith wrote the "YMCA Basketball Rules", which is the original 13 rules of basketball competition, roughly including running with the ball, rough body collision, only allowed to touch the ball with the hand content.

In 1904, the YMCA men's basketball team performed at the 3rd Olympic Games in St. Louis. Since then, basketball has gradually developed all over the world.

In 1908, the United States formulated the "Basketball Rules of the College Athletic Association", which enriched the content of the rules and was subsequently published and distributed worldwide.

In 1930, the South American Men's Basketball Championship was held, which was the first intercontinental basketball tournament in the world.

1932 The International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland.

In 1936, at the 11th Berlin Olympic Games, men's basketball was listed as an official event.

1936 Berlin Olympic Games opening ceremony

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In 1946, the United States appeared professional Basketball league, and developed into the National Basketball Association (NBA).

From 1936 to 1948, the continuous revision of the rules promoted the change of offensive and defensive tactics and improved the speed of offensive and defensive tactics.

In the 1950s, with the development of basketball, "height" gradually became the determining factor of competitive victory and defeat.

The first World Championships were held in 1950 and 1953, respectively.

In the 1960s, countries, while attaching importance to the development of height, strengthened the training of tall players' skills and flexibility.

In 1963, the Asian Amateur Basketball Federation was established and the Asian Basketball Championship was held one after another.

In 1968, the International Basketball Federation found that small basketball activities began to appear among children in many countries, so the "International Small Basketball Committee" was established.

In the 1970s, the height of the world's top teams increased to an astonishing degree, and as many as 48 members of the eighth World Men's Basketball Championship were more than 2 meters tall.

In 1976, women's basketball was added to the 21st Olympic Games.

In 1990, the "International Amateur Basketball Federation" changed its name to "International Basketball Federation", and lifted the restrictions on professional basketball players to participate in international competitions, bringing new ideas, new techniques and new tactics to the international basketball world.

The excellent performances of the "Dream Team" of the United States in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and the "Dream Team" of the United States in the 12th World Men's Basketball Championship in 1994, which are competitive, resourceful and artistic, mark the new trend of the development of basketball. Since then, basketball has taken a new step in the direction of professionalism, commercialization and socialization.

In the modern basketball competition, the athletes set "tall, strong, strong, fast, skillful" in one, high-altitude skills and tactics have new development, high-altitude competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and physical confrontation is intensifying.

In order to adapt to the characteristics of these competitive activities, FIBA has continuously revised and improved the rules, which has played a strong role in guaranteeing and promoting the development of modern basketball.