Tickets now on sale for Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Worlds

Tickets are on sale for the event through Ticketmaster, as host nation Canada look to pursue a record-setting seventh consecutive podium performance.

Three months from Thursday (20 March) Toronto will welcome the top female wheelchair basketball athletes on the planet for eight days of competition when they move into the Mattamy Athletic Centre from 20-28 June for the IWBF Women’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.

Tickets are on sale for the event through Ticketmaster, as host nation Canada look to pursue a record-setting seventh consecutive podium performance.

Due to the ongoing growth and prosperity of wheelchair basketball worldwide, the women’s tournament will be held separately from the men’s competition for the first time in 20 years. Twelve nations including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru and the USA will compete in the milestone event.

Canada, along with Australia, Japan, and the Netherlands have been training at the Mattamy Athletic Centre until 21 March. The four teams are practicing on court daily and participating in a series of friendly games in the evenings that are open to the public.

“This is the first chance in my 20-plus year career to compete in a major international event on home soil, in my hometown, and in front of my family and friends. It will truly be a special experience for me, as well as the other participants, volunteers, and spectators who will be cheering loud” said three-time Paralympic gold medallist and Toronto native Tracey Ferguson.

“The Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto is an excellent opportunity for our athletes to demonstrate their athletic excellence on home soil in front for a world audience,” said Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport and Minister Responsible for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. “Hosting events like this one allow us to showcase all that Ontario has to offer and help to establish Ontario as a premier destination for international sport events.”