Wheelchair basketball at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Bercy Arena |
Dates | 29 August – 8 September 2024 |
Competitors | 192 (8 men's and women's teams) |
Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Tournament | men | women |
Rosters | men | women |
Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France will be hosted between 29 August to 8 September 2024. It will feature men's and women's tournaments. There will be reduced number of teams participating; there will be eight teams in each tournament, four fewer men's teams and two fewer women's teams than in the previous Games. [1]
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]
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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2023 European Para Championships | 8–20 August 2023 | Rotterdam | 2 | Great Britain Spain |
2023 Parapan American Games | 17–26 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | United States |
2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships | 12–20 January 2024 | Bangkok | 1 | Australia |
2024 IWBF Men's Repechage | 12–15 April 2024 | Antibes | 4 | Canada France Germany Netherlands |
Total | 8 |
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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2023 European Para Championships | 8–20 August 2023 | Rotterdam | 2 | Great Britain Netherlands |
2023 Parapan American Games | 17–26 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | United States |
2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships | 12–20 January 2024 | Bangkok | 1 | China |
2024 IWBF Women's Repechage | 17–20 April 2024 | Osaka | 4 | Germany Japan Spain Canada |
Total | 8 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men | United States | Great Britain | Germany |
Women | Netherlands | United States | China |
Canada competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.
Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
Japan competed as the host nation of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in their capital Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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.
France competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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.
France is competing as the host nation of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in their capital Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It is the first time that France will be hosting the Summer Paralympics, they have hosted the Winter Paralympics in Albertville in 1992.
The United States competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
Wheelchair basketball at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands was held between 11 and 19 August 2023. It featured two events: men's team and women's team.
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 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 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.