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basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament

The men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament

Summary

basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament is an Olympic sporting event[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament is in the country of Japan[3].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament's instance of is recorded as Olympic sporting event[4].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament followed basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[5].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament was followed by basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[6].
  • The location of basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament was Saitama[7].
  • The location of basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament was Tokyo[8].
  • The location of basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament was Saitama Super Arena[9].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament is part of basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics[10].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament is the opposite of basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's tournament[11].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament began on July 25, 2021[12].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament ended on August 7, 2021[13].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament took place on 2021[14].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament's sport is recorded as basketball[15].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament's organizer is recorded as International Olympic Committee[16].
  • basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament's competition class is recorded as men's basketball[17].

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When and Where

basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament took place on 2021[14]. It began on July 25, 2021[12]. It ended on August 7, 2021[13]. Recorded location include Saitama[7], Tokyo[8], and Saitama Super Arena[9]. It is in the country of Japan[3].

Context

basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament is part of basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics[10]. Its instance of is recorded as Olympic sporting event[4]. It followed basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[5]. It was followed by basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[6].

Why It Matters

basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's tournament has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
    Competition class → men's basketball
    Point in time → +2021-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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