The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the international governing body for the sport of Wheelchair Basketball. IWBF is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball worldwide. International Basketball Federation has recognized IWBF under Article 53 of its General Statutes.
The IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and the women's national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), the sport's global governing body.
The European Wheelchair Basketball Championship, is the main wheelchair basketball competition contested biennially by national teams governed by IWBF Europe, the European zone within the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions were held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which seated 10,000 spectators, and The O2 Arena. Australia were the defending champions of the men's championship, while the United States were the defending champions of the women's championship.
Spain men's national wheelchair basketball team has represented Spain at the IWBF European Championships, IWBF World Championships and at the Paralympic Games. The team won a bronze at the 2013 European Championships. They finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and sixth at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Spain also has a men's national under-22 team and under-23 team. The under-23 team finished second at the 2009 Paris European Championships.
Joy Haizelden is a 2.5 point British wheelchair basketball player who was the youngest player to represent Great Britain at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto. She also went to Paris to compete at the 2024 Paralympics.
Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held from 8 to 17 September at Carioca Arena 1 and the Rio Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was Spain's fourteenth appearance at the Paralympic Games. During the Games, Spanish athletes settled 4 World records and 1 Paralympic record.
The 2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships were held at the Thai-Japanese Bangkok Youth Center in Bangkok, Thailand between 12 and 20 January 2024. In the men's competition, Australia qualified for a place at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, and Iran earned a place at the 2024 IWBF Men’s Repechage in Antibes, France. In the women's competition, China earned a place at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, while Japan, Australia and Thailand qualified for 2024 IWBF Women's Repechage in Osaka, Japan.
China competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This is their eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1984.
Canada competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
Germany competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The Netherlands competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships were held at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 8 to 20 June 2023. Both men's and women's tournaments have been played, with 12 women's and 16 men's teams competing, representing 20 different nations. Each team selected 12 players for the tournament. The men's competition was won by the United States, with Great Britain winning silver and Iran winning bronze. The women's competition was won by the Netherlands, with China winning silver and the United States winning bronze.
The 2024 Summer Paralympics women's tournament in Paris began on 29 August and ended on 8 September 2024. The matches were played at the Bercy Arena. This was the fifteenth edition of the tournament since the tournament debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.
The 2024 Summer Paralympics men's tournament in Paris began on 29 August and ended on 7 September 2024. The matches were played at the Bercy Arena. This was the fifteenth edition of the tournament since the tournament debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.
The 2023 IWBF Women's European Championship was the 19th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship. It took place from 11 to 18 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The 2023 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 26th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship. It took place from 11 to 19 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The 2024 IWBF Women’s Repechage was held at the Asue Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, between 17 and 20 April 2024. Germany, Japan, Spain and Canada qualified for a place at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
