Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Basketball, Tokyo 2020.svg
Wheelchair basketball pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Venue Musashino Forest Sport Plaza (preliminaries)
Ariake Arena (preliminaries, finals)
Dates25 August – 5 September 2021
Competitors264 from 12 (men's) and 10 (women's) nations
2016
2024

Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at two venues: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza for group stage rounds and Ariake Arena for group stage and finals.

Contents

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2]

Qualifying

There are 12 qualified men's teams and 10 qualified women's teams. [3]

Men

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host country1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
2019 Parapan American Games 23 August – 1 September 2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)
2019 IWBF Men's European Championship [4] 28 August – 9 September 2019 Flag of Poland.svg Wałbrzych 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)
2019 Asia/Oceania Zonal Championships [5] [6] 29 November – 7 December 2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya 3Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
2020 African Zonal Championships [7] 1–7 March 2020 Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg 1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)
Total12

Women

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host country1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
2019 IWBF Women's European Championship [8] 29 June – 7 July 2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam 4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
2019 Parapan American Games 23 August – 1 September 2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) [9]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) [10]
2019 Asia/Oceania Zonal Championships [11] 29 November – 7 December 2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya 2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
2020 African Zonal Championships1–7 March 2020 Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg 1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)
Total10

Competition schedule

GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Date
Event
Wed 25
Aug
Thu 26
Aug
Fri 27
Aug
Sat 28
Aug
Sun 29
Aug
Mon 30
Aug
Tue 31
Aug
Wed 1
Sep
Thu 2
Sep
Fri 3
Sep
Sat 4
Sep
Sun 5
Sep
Men GGGGGG1/41/2BF
Women GGGGG1/41/2BF

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Women's
details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

See also

References

  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). 24 March 2020.
  2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport . 30 March 2020.
  3. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021.
  4. "Four teams secure Tokyo 2020 berths as semi-final line up decided at IWBF Men's European Championship Division A". inside the games. 6 September 2019.
  5. "2019 Asia Oceania Championships". iwbf.org. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. "Trio qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 5 December 2019.
  7. "South Africa to host Tokyo 2020 qualifiers for Africa zone". iwbf.org. 9 December 2019.
  8. "Rotterdam 2019: Four teams earn qualification for Tokyo". International Paralympic Committee. 5 July 2019.
  9. "Canadian Parapan Am Team on Day 7: Canada Advances to Gold Medal Game in Women's Wheelchair Basketball". Canadian Paralympic Committee . 29 August 2019.
  10. "US Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Semifinal in Lima, Earning Spot at 2020 Paralympics". United States Paralympic Committee . 29 August 2019.
  11. "China women make it a clean sweep at 2019 Asia Oceania Championships". iwbf.org. 9 December 2019.