Wheelchair basketball at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands was held between 11 and 19 August 2023. It featured two events: men's team and women's team.[1][2]
Wheelchair basketball at the 2023 European Para Championships | |
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Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy |
Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Start date | 11 August |
End date | 19 August |
Competitors | 144 from 12 nations |
The winners and runners-up of the men's and women's teams earned a qualification slot for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[3][4]
The losing semi-finalists, and the 5th placed team in the women's tournament booked places in the repechage tournament to decide the final four quota places for each event in Paris 2024.[2]
Medalists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team |
Great Britain | Spain | Netherlands |
Women's team |
Netherlands | Great Britain | Spain |
Paris 2024
edit- Men's
Great Britain (GBR) qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics men's tournament.
Netherlands (NED) Germany (GER) and Spain (ESP) qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics Last Chance Tournament.
- Women's
Great Britain (GBR) qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics women's tournament.
France (FRA), Spain (ESP) and Germany (GER) qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics Last Chance Tournament.
References
edit- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - European Para Championships". European Para Championships. 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 European Championships". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 12 May 2023.
- ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 12 May 2023.
- ^ "2022 IWBF World Championships Final Standings sets up Paris 2024 Qualification Path". IWBF - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-18.