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Kitakyushu Champions Cup
The Kitakyushu Champions Cup commemorates the 2002 Gold Cup World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Kitakyushu, which was the first to be held in Asia. 2011 tournament is the ninth to be held, demonstrating the vitality of our citizens and the united efforts of volunteers, and also promoting Kitakyushu City as a model barrier-free city. This tournament is being held as the first-ever world club team championships. Results {, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" , - ! Years !!Winner , - , 2003 , , Australia (1) , - , 2004 , , Japan (1) , - , 2005 , , Australia (2) , - , 2006 , , Team Ontario (1) , - , 2007 , , Perth Wheelcats (1) , - , 2008 , , Galatasaray SK (1) , - , 2009 , , Galatasaray SK (2) , - , 2010 , , RSV Lahn-Dill (1) , - , 2011 , , Galatasaray SK (3) , - , 2012 , , Galatasaray SK (4) , - , 2013 , , Australia (3) , - , 2014 , , 日本 , - , 2015 , , イギリス , - , 2016 , , 日本 , - , 2017 , , 日本 , - , 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing a non-disabled sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of the legs, or other parts), and many other disabilities. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball worldwide. FIBA has recognized IWBF under Article 53 of its General Statutes. The IWBF has 95 National Organizations for Wheelchair Basketball (NOWBs) participating in wheelchair basketball throughout the world, with this number increasing each year. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people play wheelchair basketball from recreation to club play and as elite national team members. Wheelchair basketball is included in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
