Basketball’s progress throughout the years has been impressive. Its rules and tactics have set the standards for many other team sports.

Description

Basketball is played by two teams. During a game, each team consists of five main players on the playing court and five to seven substitutes, depending on which Basketball association is organising the game. Substitutes replace main players during a break in play.

The aim of each team is to score in the opponents’ basket and to prevent the opposing team from scoring. The team with the highest score at the end of the fourth period wins the game.

ATHENS 2004 Basketball

The Basketball tournament in the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games will last 15 days – from 14 to 28 August.

See the Olympic sports animations

The quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals will be held on the four final game days (25-28 August) at the Olympic Indoor Hall, within the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA), where the total capacity is 18,000 seats.

Also see: International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Greek Basketball Federation (ΕΟΚ)