Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Venue Bercy Arena
Dates29 August – 8 September 2024
Competitors192 (8 men's and women's teams)
2020
Great Britain vs Canada 2024 Summer Paralympics women's wheelchair basketball - Great Britain v Canada 03.jpg
Great Britain vs Canada

Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France was hosted between 29 August to 8 September 2024. It featured men's and women's tournaments. There was a reduced number of teams participating; eight teams in each tournament, four fewer men's teams and two fewer women's teams than in the previous Games. [1]

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Qualification

The top four nations earn sports for their Zones, the winners of the zonal championships will qualify for the Paralympics. Teams are invited to the repechage tournament if the team hasn't earned a quota based on their zonal place rankings via the World Championships. The host nation and the repechage host are also invited to this tournament if they haven't already qualified. [2] [3]

Men

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
2023 European Para Championships 8–20 August 2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2023 Parapan American Games 17–26 November 2023 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships 12–20 January 2024 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2024 IWBF Men's Repechage12–15 April 2024 Flag of France.svg Antibes 4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Total8

Women

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
2023 European Para Championships 8–20 August 2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2023 Parapan American Games 17–26 November 2023 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships 12–20 January 2024 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2024 IWBF Women's Repechage 17–20 April 2024 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Total8

Teams

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Women
details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

See also

References

  1. "Wheelchair Basketball - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023.
  2. "Qualification process for Paris 2024" (PDF). International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2024.
  3. "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2023.