The people of Argentina share a common passion for basketball in Argentina. Learn more about basketball in Argentina, one of the famous sports in Argentina on Argentina tours.
Basketball is a very popular sport in Argentina. The sport is extremely popular in the inner provinces of the country. The famous Argentine National Basketball League is organized by the Argentine Basketball Federation organizes the famous Argentine National Basketball League.
The governing body of basketball in Argentina, the Argentine Basketball Federation runs the administration of the basketball in Argentina. The Argentine Basketball Federation was one of the founding members of the International Basketball Federation, which was established in the year 1932.
Get to know about important facts about basketball in Argentina, one of the primary Argentina sports. Belonging to the FIBA Americas, the Argentine Basketball Federation organizes the National league and other important basketball minor divisions. It looks into the proper functioning of the Argentina national basketball team.
Today the Federation of Basketball in Argentina comprises 1200 clubs, a total of 130,500 male and 11,000 female players. Argentina national basketball team represents the country in basketball international tournaments. The national basketball team has made the country and the Argentine Basketball Federation with a number of victories in various international tournaments.
Basketball in Argentina became all the more popular, when the national football team representing the country became the first to become world champions in the year 1950. The team was also the proud winner of the Olympic Tournament in the year 2004.
The national team of Argentina bagged the trophies of the 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001 and 2004 South American Championships, and the 2001 Americas Championship. The country has also been a proud receiver of several youth championships.
A series of good results that followed the beginning of the year 2000, saw Argentina reach the second position in the FIBA men's ranking at the FIBA World Championship, in the end of 2006. Basketball in Argentina has gained immense popularity since early 2000, giving the players great encouragement to the players and boosting their morale. The team was the prestigious winners of the Olympic Gold in the year 2004.
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