Given the question: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In addition to the official basketball world, various other types of basketball are practiced around the world. Wheelchair Basketball Wheelchair basketball was invented in 1946 by former American basketball players, who, after wartime injury, wanted once again to experience the excitement of a highly athletic sport within a team environment. It is now played in more than 80 countries by over 25,000 men, women and children with a physical disability which prevents them playing competitive basketball on their feet. http://www.iwbf.org Beach Basketball Beach basketball is an exciting, non-stop action game played in the sand. The game was born more than forty years ago on the physical education fields of Gulf Shores School. This kind of basketball, invented by Philip Bryant, has grown from an extremely effective skill improvement game to a very popular, widespread competitive sport. http://www.beachbasketball.com Street Basketball Street Basketball or streetball is mainly played as a leisure game, but streetball players can also compete against each other. There are no specific streetball rules and the game is played outdoors; the players make up their own rules to play. Streetball is very popular among younger players and allows players to publicly show their own individual skills. http://www.streetball.com Deaf Basketball Basketball for the deaf (unable to hear in one or both ears) men and women has been played since the early 1920s. The game today has exactly the same rules as FIBA. http://wwwdibf.org Bankshot Basketball Bankshot is a new game of skill and challenge that is often described as "mini golf, but with a basketball." Bankshot is the only sports system that allows the able-bodied and athletes with a disability to play together at the same time. This game is about no running, jumping, or body contact and relies on the shooting skill. http://www.bankshot.com Question: What do we know from the text? - Beach basketball was originally designed to improve one's skills. - Disabled players can play in two of the five types of basketball. - Wheelchair basketball was invented by Philip Bryant. - Streetball rules are very strict.
The answer is:
Beach basketball was originally designed to improve one's skills.