German women win Euros tune-up

Germany’s women’s wheelchair basketball team won their second to last tune-up tournament prior to this month’s IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

At Cologne’s three-nation tournament last weekend, Germany, the defending European and Paralympic champions, went 3-1, defeating Canada twice and the Netherlands once.

The Germans recorded two decisive victories over the Canadians by scores of 71-52 and 69-38, and lost to the Netherlands 51-49 before getting revenge in the final game with a 59-47 victory.

The Netherlands defeated Canada twice, 62-36 and 61-53, to finish second at the tournament.

Germany and Canada will play two more exhibition games this upcoming weekend in Hamburg, Germany. The first game is slated for 18:00 on Saturday (22 June) at Hamburg’s Sports Arena Wandsbek, while the second game will take place at the CU Arena.

The IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships will take place from 28 June-7 July in Frankfurt Germany.