Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Updates
Published on: 16th August 2012
The London 2012 Paralympics start Wednesday, 29 August 2012, and ends Sunday, 9 September 2012. There is a men's and women's competition and Great Britain have a team in each competition!
Wheelchair Basketball schedule
Men's competition
Thursday 30th August
10:45 USA vs Turkey
10:45 Spain vs Italy
13:00 Japan vs Canada
15:15 Colombia vs Poland
19:00 Great Britain vs Germany
20:45 Australia vs South Africa
Friday 31st August
10:45 Poland vs Japan
10:45 Germany vs Colombia
Women's competition
Thursday 30th August
13:00 Netherlands vs Great Britain
15:15 USA vs France
18:30 Australia vs Brazil
21:15 Mexico vs China
Friday 31st August
13:00 Great Britain vs Australia
13:00 Germany vs USA
19:00 Canada vs Netherlands
20:45 China vs France
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1 There are two events - men's and women's - so athletes of all levels of physical ability can compete in the same match. Each player is given a rating between 1 and 4.5 depending on their functional ability, and teams must not exceed 14 points on court at any one time.
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2 Free throws are worth one point, two points are awarded when a player scores from inside the arc, while shots from outside the arc mean three points.
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3 Players must dribble the ball if they want to move with it - bouncing the ball once every two pushes of the wheel to avoid giving away a 'travelling' penalty.
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4 Wheelchair basketball is one of the most established disability sports. It is played competitively by more than 25,000 people, and by many more in clubs and schools around the world.
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5 Top players' titanium wheelchairs can cost up to £3,500 each.
Content courtesy of Channel 4 http://paralympics.channel4.com/the-sports/wheelchair-basketball/index.html
