WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL NEWS

USA to defend wheelchair basketball golds
Winners in both men and women's competition at Rio 2016, the Americans are the ones to beat in Tokyo

Netherlands' Bo Kramer reveals her inner steel ahead of Tokyo
Orange Lion welcomes the pressure of being gold medal favourites

Japan’s Daisuke Ikezaki ready for performance of a lifetime
Super trouper aiming to win hearts and turn heads on home stage
Colombia's Jose Leep: It's still fun after all these years
Mainstay of Colombia’s national team has been there for all the team’s highs and lows since 2009 and will look to write a new chapter at Tokyo 2020

Ones to watch for wheelchair basketball
Who to look out for when the wheelchair basketball competition kicks off at the Paralympic Games for the 16th time

10 things to know about wheelchair basketball
A fast-paced game between two teams trying to shoot a ball into the opposing team’s basket.

Renshi Chokai aims to net a medal for hosts Japan
'I want people to see how I've changed because my value as a player is that I can assist and create chances, in addition to my defence, which is my forte'

Draws made for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Women and men’s groups set up thrilling tip off in August

As March Madness calms, Lang and Lalonde continue winning tradition
German and Canadian wheelchair basketball national team players balance athletics and studies on foreign soil

Australia targets Paralympic podium return
Jannik Blair is on a mission to help the men's team win a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after a disappointing result in Rio

South Korean team pushes on for late coach
Sa-Hyun Han’s last major competition with the team ensured their qualification for Tokyo 2020

Wembolua: ‘I’m a female, I’m Black, I’m disabled’
French wheelchair basketball player’s journey from surviving an arson attack to developing body confidence

Grace Wembolua on body confidence
The wheelchair basketball player survived an arson attack and the healing process was another journey she had to make, which she shares on "A Winning Mindset: Lessons from the Paralympics"
Athletes invited for global discussion on player engagement
"We are creating an exciting space for all wheelchair basketball athletes to feel valued, heard and respected"

Erica Gavel: 'It will be the best Games ever'
The Canadian athlete juggles a high performance career in wheelchair basketball, PhD studies plus a goal to help her team recapture their crown at Tokyo 2020

IWBF complete 97% of assessments ahead of Tokyo 2020
IPC has agreed to grant additional time to the IWBF to finish verifying the eligibility of all 4.0 and 4.5 sport class players set to compete at Tokyo 2020
IPC clarifies IWBF statement
IPC Governing Board considers the IWBF’s statement to be entirely misleading and therefore feels compelled to provide members with the full facts and information on this matter

Beijer and Visser get best of both worlds
Different styles mean different learnings for the star wheelchair basketball players