WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL NEWS
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IWBF announces European Championship schedules
Host nation Spain will open against the Turkish men and Swiss women on 21 June.
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Australia burning to make up for Rio disappointment
The London 2012 silver medallists and 2014 world champions left Rio empty handed and Jannik Blair is working for redemption.
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Canada’s Harnock, Jewells, Lancia, McLachlan retire
The wheelchair basketball Paralympic and world champions decided it was time to hang up their jerseys.
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Cali, Colombia, to host 2017 Americas Cup
The regional wheelchair basketball competition will take place from 2-12 August 2017.
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Dutch women’s wheelchair basketball win Osaka Cup
The Rio 2016 bronze medallists defeated Australia to open their campaign toward Tokyo 2020.
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Wheelchair basketball European men’s groups decided
The 2015 medallists Great Britain, Turkey and Germany were drawn in the same group for this year’s Championships.
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US women’s wheelchair basketball national team named
Sixteen have been selected on the roster, with three Rio 2016 champions leading the way.
Ones to watch for 2017 for rowing and wheelchair basketball announced
Nine rowers and eight wheelchair basketball players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
US women’s wheelchair basketball announce new coaches
NWBA Hall of Famer and Four-time U.S. Paralympian Trooper Johnson Named 2017-2020 U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach.
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Wheelchair basketball: Five things learned in 2016
The year saw development in Africa, as well as anticipating match-ups heading into the 2017 Europeans.
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Tesch inducted into Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame
The 47-year-old, who won two silver and one bronze Paralympic medals, was honoured at a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, on 25 November.
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No.27: USA seals double gold, Spain surprises
The US men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams had not topped the podium at a same Paralympic Games since Seoul 1988.
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IWBF Africa World U23 qualifiers head to Johannesburg
The event will take place in the South African city from 5-12 December, with the hosts, Zimbabwe, Algeria and Nigeria competing.
Mareike Miller: Words can’t describe emotions at Rio 2016
The German wheelchair basketball Paralympic silver medallist looks back at her second Games experience.
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Hamburg to host 2018 Wheelchair Basketball Worlds
The World Championships will take place 17-26 August, where 16 men and 12 women’s teams will battle for the title.
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Spain to host wheelchair basketball Euros
The 2017 European Championships-A will be held between 19 June–1 July in Tenerife.
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Algeria expect to build off Paralympic debut
The nation was the first African women’s wheelchair basketball team to compete in a Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair basketball Rio 2016 wrap-up
In a nutshell, here is what happened in the sport at the Paralympic Games in Rio.
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Wheelchair basketball: Five things we learned from Rio 2016
Find out who surprised, who to watch for at Tokyo 2020 and more.
Argentina to host IWBF America’s U23 Champs
The top two teams will advance to the 2017 U23 men’s World Championships to be held in Toronto.