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Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. In some countries such as Canada, Australia and England, able-bodied athletes are allowed to compete alongside other athletes on mixed teams. It is based in basketball with some adaptations to reflect the presence of the wheelchair, and to harmonize the different levels of disabilities players have. All teams which compete above a recreational level use a classification system to evaluate the functional abilities of players on a point scale of 1 to 4.5. In places where teams are integrated, able-bodied athletes would be classified as a 5, and an individual with the highest degree of disability (such as full paraplegia below the chest) would have the classification of 1.0. Classification is an international regulation for playing wheelchair basketball, where competitions restrict the number of points allowable on the court at one time. However, at this time, athletes are only allowed to compete internationally if they have a disability. This article is about the sport. ...
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Wheelchair basketball retains most major rules and scoring of FIBA basketball, and maintains a 10-foot basketball hoop and standard basketball court. The exceptions are rules which have been modified with consideration for the wheelchair. For example, "travelling" in wheelchair basketball occurs when the athlete touches his wheels more than twice after receiving or dribbling the ball. The individual must pass, bounce or shoot the ball before he or she can touch their wheels again. The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ...
Wheelchair basketball has intense competition on the international level, and competitions include the Paralympic Games, an event held for athletes with physical disabilities in the Olympic host city two weeks after the Olympic Games, and the Gold Cup, a qualifying tournament held two years after every paralympics. Major players include Canada, Australia, USA, England, the Netherlands, and Japan. Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities. ...
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Logo The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. ...
History
1940s - USA - Wheelchair basketball The first wheelchair basketball games between disabled World War 2 veterans took place in 1946 in the United States. Since then it has spread throughout the world, and now thousands of athletes play it.
1944 - Stoke Mandeville - Wheelchair Netball In 1944, Ludwig Guttmann, through the rehabilitation program at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, adapted existing sports to use wheelchairs. The Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games, in 1947, were the first games to be held and included only a handful of participants (26), and few events (shot put, javelin, club throw, and archery), but growth in both the number of events and participants came quickly. In 1952, a team from the Netherlands was invited to compete with the British team. This was the first International Stoke-Mandeville Games (ISMG), an event that has been held annually ever since. Sir Ludwig Poppa Guttmann (July 3, 1899 - March 18, 1980) was a German neurologist who founded the Paralympics and is considered one of the founding fathers of organized physical activities for the disabled. ...
Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a large hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. ...
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. ...
Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ...
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The World Wheelchair Games formally known as Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games or Stoke Mandeville Games, which gave birth to the Paralympics is an annual event held in Stoke Mandeville (except in the year when the Summer Paralympics are held and in 1999 when held in New Zealand). ...
The World Wheelchair Games, formally known as the Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games and the Stoke Mandeville Games, gave birth to the Paralympics. ...
1956 - Wheelchair Basketball at Stoke Mandeville It seems that wheelchair basketball, as we know it now, was first played at the 1956 ISMG. The Pan Am Jets won the tournament once again.
1973 to 1993 - IWBF - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation In 1973 the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) established the first Sub-section for wheelchair basketball. At that time ISMGF was the world governing body for all wheelchair sports. In 1989 ISMGF accepted the name International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) for its former sub-section. With this step wheelchair basketball began its journey for full independence and in 1993 IWBF was established as the world body for wheelchair basketball with full responsibility for development of the sport. Over the next five years IWBF membership grew in size and the federation configured itself into 4 geographical Zones. The World Wheelchair Games, formally known as the Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games and the Stoke Mandeville Games, gave birth to the Paralympics. ...
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Logo The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. ...
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Logo The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. ...
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Logo The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair basketball. ...
See also Generally, disabled sports are sports played by individuals with physical or mental disabilities; the term often refers to sports which have been devised or modified specifically for this purpose. ...
Real is a manga series written and drawn by manga artist Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦 Inoue Takehiko) and deals with wheelchair basketball. ...
Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ...
WheelPower is the national organisation and registered charity in England for British Wheelchair Sport. ...
Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby is a team sport for athletes with a disability. ...
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