The IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the

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championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Asia-Oceania Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games. Before 2009 the tournament was known as the Oceania Championship. The first Oceania Championship was held in 2001.Shinichi Shimakawa
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is also competing in this championship.

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was part of the tournament in 2007, but is since 2009 part of the

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Summaries

* = Oceania Championship

Championships per nation

Participation details

* = Oceania Championship

References

Japan team profile
Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
Wheel Blacks Looking To Boost World Rankings
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2005 Oceania Zonals

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Friday results

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Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
2009 Asia Oceania Zone Championships

2011 Asia-Oceania Championships to be held in Seoul, Korea

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Summaries

Championships per nation

Participation details

See also

References