Wheelchair basketball History. Wheelchair basketball was first played at two USA World War II veterans’ administration hospitals; Corona Naval Station, California, and Framingham, Massachusetts, in ...

Wasatch High School graduate Gavin Peterson has helped his team secure fifth internationally at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation U23 World Championships in Brazil. This is the USA ...

Three-part series follows the journey of four athletes to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods ...

Wheelchair basketball is five-on-five, but there are classification values for players. "You can be anywhere from a 1 to a 4.5 with half-points in between," Lade said.

Bethany Children's Health Center is launching competitive adaptive sports for children with developmental disabilities, including wheelchair basketball and adapted track and field.

The KWBL Wheelchair Basketball League opened with a bang in 2025.Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) and ...

Wheelchair basketball started out as a rehabilitation exercise for war veterans then became one of the first sports to feature in the inaugural 1960 Paralympics. Your login session has expired.

But wheelchair basketball gave me a chance to feel that freedom and got me more involved with people dealing with the same things I was dealing with. ...

How wheelchair basketball changed these women's lives. When the Cambodian women’s wheelchair basketball team headed to their first major international competition, they found wins off the court.

Wheelchair basketball originated as a rehabilitation activity for World War II veterans. Today, athletes in over 100 countries participate in the sport. The men’s and women’s tournaments at the ...

I look left, 15-year-old Jim Palmer goes right and by the time I've spun around in my borrowed £3,000 sports wheelchair he's scoring an easy lay-up. Welcome to the world of wheelchair basketball.