Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Date: Wednesday 7 - Saturday 10 May 2008
Venue: Manchester Regional Arena
Facts about Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair basketball is a dynamic, high skill, team sport. The sport's players display speed and precision from their wheelchairs while performing all the skills that make basketball an exciting, fast paced game to watch or play. Spectators are immediately drawn to the game making it one of the most popular Paralympic sports.
Eight top international nations competed for the title of Paralympic
World Cup champions at the Manchester Velodrome between Monday 7th and
Thursday 10th May 2006.
In a breathtaking Men's final Canada provided a stunning comeback to snatch victory from Australia to claim the gold medal 49-47. GB recorded an emphatic 74-37 victory over the Netherlands to the bronze.
In the Women's pool, it was Japan that saw off Spain with style in a resounding 50-17 victory to claim the gold. France took the bronze medal with a 48-25 victory over GB.
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