Historians of sport have long held that the gymnasium in a YMCA building in the French capital is the world’s oldest basketball court still in use. “We say this is the oldest basketball court in the world.”Where we are standing right now has huge significance to the sport of basketballBasketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian living in Springfield, Massachusetts. But the court in St Stephen – which sits on the upper level of a unassuming downtown building – is remarkably well-preserved. “And then a little light came on.”Rising fame: experts herald Canadian woman's 120-year-old sourdough starter Read moreThe space bears little resemblance to a modern-day basketball court. “Particularly in its recent history, St Stephen has had a really hard economic struggle.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2018 07:52 UTC