Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games. The United States won the gold against Yugoslavia in the men's tournament, while the Soviet Union won the gold medal against the United States in the women's competition. A single NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic
Monterrey bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was ultimately elected as the host city of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on July 4, 2013. Monterrey expressed interest in hosting the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics but the Mexican Olympic Committee selected Guadalajara to go forward as Mexico's bid. They became a candidate but received an unfavorable evaluation in the IOC's evaluation report which was published before the February 2010 vote on the host city. Guadalajara withdrew their bid following this report. Nanjing was ultimately awarded the 2014 games. Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1968. Mexico City made two bids prior to their 1968 bid.