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.
Wheelchair basketball at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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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 |
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 edit
There are 12 qualified men's teams and 10 qualified women's teams.[3]
Men edit
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Host country | — | — | 1 | Japan (JPN) |
2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August – 1 September 2019 | Lima | 3 | United States (USA) 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 edit
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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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 edit
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 edit
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's |
United States (USA) | Japan (JPN) | Great Britain (GBR) |
Women's |
Netherlands (NED) | China (CHN) | United States (USA) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Results book Archived 2021-09-06 at the Wayback Machine