WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL NEWS

Playoffs begin at Wheelchair Basketball Euros
Germany advance to knockouts in both men's and women's tournaments.

Major boost for Canadian wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Partner Toyota pledges support to all four national teams.

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.

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.

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.

IWBF supports FIBA’s new rule on headgear
FIBA ratified a rule that will allow players to wear headgear.

Ducharme to coach Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball
Marc Antoine Ducharme guide the team toward qualification for the 2018 Worlds.

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.

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.

Brazil win regional wheelchair basketball event
The Brazilian women’s team took the South American Championships title following a 67-40 victory over Argentina; hosts Peru claimed bronze.
IWBF Europe to hold classification course
The course will take place during the men’s European Championships, Division C.

Women gain valuable experience at wheelchair basketball camp
A development camp was held in Thailand.

Furst, returners look to step up for German team
Laura Furst's experience will be integral in building up the national team.

Lima to host continental wheelchair basketball event
The female teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and hosts Peru will face-off at the South American Championships, from 24-30 April.

Wheelchair basketball lands in the House of Basketball
The exhibition stands alongside 40,000 objects representing basketball’s rich history.

IWBF Executive Council meet at House of Basketball
The first meeting of 2017 took place between 8-9 April