WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL NEWS
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August 2017 Preview
What you need to know about Para sport this month.
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Para sport review: July 2017
Athletics and swimming dominate headlines in the Paralympic Movement.
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Serio and Meyers receive 2017 ESPYs Awards
US Paralympic champions’ achievements recognised.
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Throwback Thursday: Australia’s Troy Sachs
Wheelchair basketballer player reflects on Atlanta 1996 Paralympic glory.
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Vote for June's Allianz Athlete of the Month
World record breaker, first-time Grand Slam winner and an MVP all make the shortlist.
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Netherlands and Turkey win Euros
Defending champions beaten in both men's and women's wheelchair basketball finals.
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Old rivals clash for Euro gold
Men's and women's wheelchair basketball finals are a repeat of 2015 Championships.
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Playoffs begin at Wheelchair Basketball Euros
Germany advance to knockouts in both men's and women's tournaments.
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Major boost for Canadian wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Partner Toyota pledges support to all four national teams.
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Spain targeting first Euro wheelchair basketball title
Rio 2016 silver medallists join Great Britain and Germany among Championship favourites.
Wheelchair basketball Euros to be livestreamed
Pay per view livestream available for Championships in Tenerife.
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US men’s national wheelchair basketball team named
Eight players from Rio 2016 gold medal team will be on 2017 national team.
Monthly preview: June 2017
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
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Beijing to host Asia-Oceania wheelchair basketball qualifiers
Beijing to host Asia-Oceania wheelchair basketball qualifiers
IWBF launches European Championship website
Tickets are also on sale for the Championships in June.
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IWBF supports FIBA’s new rule on headgear
FIBA ratified a rule that will allow players to wear headgear.
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Ducharme to coach Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball
Marc Antoine Ducharme guide the team toward qualification for the 2018 Worlds.
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Like Gasol brothers, Zarzuela twins make history in Spain
The Spanish brothers led their nation to its first Paralympic medal and want to build off that at the Europeans.
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British Paralympians inducted into Stoke Mandeville Hall of Fame
Isabel Newstead, Jane Blackburn, Peter Norfolk and Simon Munn join the list of legends.
Match-up with club teammates excites Bohme
The German wheelchair basketball player shares his expectations for June’s European Championships and the road to Tokyo 2020.