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The Basketball

The ball for official games consists of leather and is pumped with air. It is 75-78 cm in circumference and weighs 600-650 gr. The First Referee tests the ball for suitability before the start of the game.

Dress
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Uniform shirt and coloured shorts are worn. Teams must have two kits available, one dark-coloured and one light-coloured (normally white), so as to wear the one appropriate depending on the opponents’ colours. The player’s number and team (and, optionally, their name) are marked on the shirt.
Player’s number The player’s number is his or her identification for the duration of the game and must appear on the front of the shirt (normally in small characters on the upper left part) and on the back of the shirt (normally in large characters in the centre).

Shoes

The shoes are made of leather and need to firmly support the ankles, which are vulnerable to injury. They usually have additions such as air soles or built-in ankle supports, in order to give the athlete greater protection from fatigue, jumping and other movements.

The Playing Court

The playing court for Basketball games is a hard, flat, and rectangular surface free of obstacles, 28 metres long and 15 metres wide. (In official national and international games a wooden floor is used).

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The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games

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Gold Medallists in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games

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Olympic Tournament Competing Teams

Men

The draw for the Men's Olympic Tournament was held on Saturday 8 November 2003 in Madrid. The 12 teams that will compete in the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games are: Angola, Argentina, Australia, China, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, and the USA. The first four teams of each group will qualify for the quarter finals.

Women

The draw of the qualifying groups and competition schedule of the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament took place at the ATHENS 2004 headquarters. The 12 teams that will compete in the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games are: Russia, Nigeria, Japan, Greece, Australia, Brazil,USA, China, Spain, Czech Republic, Korea and New Zealand

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