| Wheelchair basketball at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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 Wheelchair basketball pictogram of the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
| Venue | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza (preliminaries) Ariake Arena (preliminaries, finals) |
| Dates | 25 August – 5 September 2021 |
| Competitors | 264 from 12 (men's) and 10 (women's) nations |
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| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at two venues: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza for group stage rounds and Ariake Arena for group stage and finals.
The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]
Qualifying
There are 12 qualified men's teams and 10 qualified women's teams.[3]
Men
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | — | — | 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
| 2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August – 1 September 2019 |  Lima | 3 |  United States (USA).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) Colombia (COL) |
| 2019 IWBF Men's European Championship[4] | 28 August – 9 September 2019 |  Wałbrzych | 4 |  Germany (GER) Great Britain (GBR) Spain (ESP) Turkey (TUR) |
| 2019 Asia/Oceania Zonal Championships[5][6] | 29 November – 7 December 2019 |  Pattaya | 3 |  Australia (AUS) Iran (IRI) South Korea (KOR) |
| 2020 African Zonal Championships[7] | 1–7 March 2020 |  Johannesburg | 1 |  Algeria (ALG) |
| Total | 12 |
Women
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | — | — | 1 | Japan (JPN) |
| 2019 IWBF Women's European Championship[8] | 29 June – 7 July 2019 |  Rotterdam | 4 | Netherlands (NED) Great Britain (GBR) Germany (GER) Spain (ESP) |
| 2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August – 1 September 2019 | Lima | 2 | Canada (CAN)[9] United States (USA)[10] |
| 2019 Asia/Oceania Zonal Championships[11] | 29 November – 7 December 2019 | Pattaya | 2 | Australia (AUS) China (CHN) |
| 2020 African Zonal Championships | 1–7 March 2020 | Johannesburg | 1 | Algeria (ALG) |
| Total | 10 |
Competition schedule
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Date Event | Wed 25 Aug | Thu 26 Aug | Fri 27 Aug | Sat 28 Aug | Sun 29 Aug | Mon 30 Aug | Tue 31 Aug | Wed 1 Sep | Thu 2 Sep | Fri 3 Sep | Sat 4 Sep | Sun 5 Sep | ||
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| Men | G | G | G | G | G | G | 1/4 | ½ | B | F | ||||
| Women | G | G | G | G | G | 1/4 | 1/2 | B | F | |||||
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
United States (USA) |
Japan (JPN) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| Women's |
Netherlands (NED) |
China (CHN) |
United States (USA) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). 24 March 2020.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "Four teams secure Tokyo 2020 berths as semi-final line up decided at IWBF Men's European Championship Division A". inside the games. 6 September 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Asia Oceania Championships". iwbf.org. 1 March 2019.
- ↑ "Trio qualify for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "South Africa to host Tokyo 2020 qualifiers for Africa zone". iwbf.org. 9 December 2019.
- ↑ "Rotterdam 2019: Four teams earn qualification for Tokyo". International Paralympic Committee. 5 July 2019.
- ↑ "Canadian Parapan Am Team on Day 7: Canada Advances to Gold Medal Game in Women's Wheelchair Basketball". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "US Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Semifinal in Lima, Earning Spot at 2020 Paralympics". United States Paralympic Committee. 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "China women make it a clean sweep at 2019 Asia Oceania Championships". iwbf.org. 9 December 2019.
External links
- Results book Archived 2021-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
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