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Rio 2016: Top five surprises
From Malaysia claiming their first ever Paralympic golds to the all-British wheelchair tennis final, check out some of the biggest surprises at this year’s Paralympics.
![GBR's Basketball team at Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160917185426892_gbr%2Bbasketball.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 CEO Muto meets IWBF
Toshiro Muto attended wheelchair basketball competition at Rio 2016 to see how they can make the sport a success at the next Paralympics.
![GBR's Basketball team at Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160917185426892_gbr%2Bbasketball.jpg)
Great Britain win overtime thriller for bronze
Turkey are finally defeated after roller-coaster battle in men’s wheelchair basketball third-place play-off match.
![Group of men in wheelchairs celebrate after winning gold.](/sites/default/files/images/160918010323170_GettyImages-607358192.jpg)
USA end gold-medal drought
The US men’s wheelchair basketball team defeated Spain for their first Paralympic gold since 1988.
![Inge Huitzing](/sites/default/files/images/130715095628694_inge.jpg)
Bittersweet basketball bronze for Dutch women
The Netherlands rebound from heartbreaking loss to Germany by easing past Great Britain to secure bronze.
![Rebecca Murray - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160917015358503_GettyImages-606989300_0.jpg)
USA clinch women’s basketball gold
Rebecca Murray had the hot hand, and Germany had no answer as they failed to secure back-to-back Paralympic titles.
![Algerian wheelchair basketball player Djamila Khemgani](/sites/default/files/images/160910130151150_Djamila%2BKhemgani.jpg)
Algeria’s Khemgani helps make African history
Wheelchair basketball’s Djamila Khemgani helps a continent make Paralympic history.
Rio 2016 preview: Wheelchair basketball
Who will come out on top at Rio 2016? Here’s our look ahead to all the wheelchair basketball action at the Paralympic Games.
![Brad Ness and Alberto Pellegrini](/sites/default/files/images/140327162644407_151191614_0.jpg)
Brad Ness named as Australia’s flag bearer at Rio 2016
“It will make me feel 10 feet tall and bullet-proof,” says the veteran wheelchair basketball star ahead of the Opening Ceremony.
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Intellectually impaired students to witness Rio 2016
More than 20 students from the CIESP Diogo Levenhagen School will watch the wheelchair basketball competition at Barra Olympic Park.
IWBF launches new website heading into Rio 2016
The IWBF’s newly-structure website provides more user-friendly wheelchair basketball information ahead of the Paralympics.
![Man in wheelchair with basketball](/sites/default/files/images/160108150042900_Ozgur%2BGurbalak.jpg)
Turkey’s Gurbulak aims high at Rio 2016
The European silver medallists will be going to Rio Paralympics with one objective – to win every wheelchair basketball game they play.
Hiroaki Kozai ready to upset podium expectations
The Japanese wheelchair basketball player has seen his team improve over the years and believes they can win their first Paralympic medal.
![USA women's wheelchair basketball team](/sites/default/files/images/150130092033179_USA%2Bwheelchair%2Bbasketball2.jpg)
Wheelchair basketball round-up: July-August
The qualified teams for Rio 2016 competed in international friendlies ahead of the Paralympic Games.
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Monthly preview: August 2016
With the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games fast approaching, check out the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
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Brazil names wheelchair basketball teams
A total of 24 athletes will compete for Brazil in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
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Para sport explained: Wheelchairs in wheelchair sports
Get to know the intricate details that go into wheelchairs in various Para sports.
![Wheelchair basketball players during a game](/sites/default/files/images/140724130124144_LON_0409_2641.jpg)
US women seek return to gold standard
After leaving medal-less in London, the US women’s wheelchair basketball team are motivated reach the podium, again.
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British men’s wheelchair basketball team named for Rio
Twelve players will try to help Great Britain reach the podium in September’s Paralympics.
![Darlene Hunter of USA](/sites/default/files/images/160107125617033_GettyImages-151342888.jpg)
Wheelchair basketball teams stay loose for Rio
Here is a brief rundown of the tournaments taking place ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.