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Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueBercy Arena
Dates29 August – 8 September 2024
Competitors192 (8 men's and women's teams)
2020
Great Britain vs Canada

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]

Qualification

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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

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Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2023 European Para Championships 8–20 August 2023 Netherlands Rotterdam 2  Great Britain
 Spain
2023 Parapan American Games 17–26 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships 12–20 January 2024 ThailandBangkok 1  Australia
2024 IWBF Men's Repechage 12–15 April 2024 France Antibes 4  Canada
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
Total 8

Women

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Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2023 European Para Championships 8–20 August 2023 Netherlands Rotterdam 2  Great Britain
 Netherlands
2023 Parapan American Games 17–26 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships 12–20 January 2024 Thailand Bangkok 1  China
2024 IWBF Women's Repechage 17–20 April 2024 Japan Osaka 4  Germany
 Japan
 Spain
 Canada
Total 8

Teams

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
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 United States  Great Britain  Germany
Women
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 Netherlands  United States  China

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualification process for Paris 2024" (PDF). International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2023.
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