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The IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an international
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competition contested by the men's and women's under-23 national teams of the members of the
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( IWBF), the sport's global governing body. The event is held every four years. The first official wheelchair basketball world championship for men under-23 was held in 1997 hosted by
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. Only seven nations took part at the tournament. At the next championship held 2001 in
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, the number of participating nations were six. The 2005 Championship in
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became a full tournament attended by twelve nations from four zones. Junior women under 23 were allowed to play in the men's teams at the third edition of championships in 2005. A bonus of one point was given to the team, which had a female player on the court. However, to develop young women players, it is concluded that separate championships for junior women will be held in the future.


Winners

National teams of Canada and the United States are both twice champions sofar.


Medal table


See also

* 2009 Man’s U23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Paris *
2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship The 2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Walker Complex at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, from 15 to 21 July 2011. It was the first ever wheelchair basketball world championship for wom ...
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2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship The 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the China Disability Sports Training Centre in Beijing from 30 June to 6 July 2015. Six nations competed: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain and Japan. The e ...
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2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship The 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Suphanburi Indoor Stadium in Thailand, from 23 to 27 May 2019. It was the third wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. Eight na ...
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2023 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship The 2023 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3 to 9 October 2023. It was the fourth wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. T ...


References

{{reflist Wheelchair basketball competitions between national teams Recurring sporting events established in 1997