Philippine basketball team for asian games

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Did you know? Girls, not boys, played the first basketball game in the Philippines. And trained hard, they did. The Philippine basketball team came back with a vengeance: the Chinese players were outmatched by Filipino cagers like Lou Salvador whose record-setting points helped them recapture the gold medal in In , they finished 5th in the Berlin Olympics, an achievement yet to be surpassed by any Asian team. They also dominated the first Asian Games in , winning a gold medal followed by three more: in , , and Philippine basketball will not be what it is today if not for the pioneers who, aside from dominating the Far Eastern Games, also paved the way for all future Filipino cagers.

Unfortunately, not much is known about these players who once defeated the now-powerful Chinese team. A lot of things have changed since basketball first penetrated our society in the early s. The former losers are now the force to be reckoned with in Asian basketball.

The victors of yesterday, on the other hand, are now struggling to bring Philippine basketball back to its former glory. Sign up and be the first to know about our latest articles 1 to 3 times a month.

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