Wheelchair
Βasketball
Wheelchair Basketball is one of the most spectacular and popular sports
of the Paralympic Games. It is distinguished
for its unique style, the quick flow of the
game and the endless action with constant
attacks to the basket and “man to man”
defense.
Each Wheelchair Basketball team consists
of five players, playing in the court, and
seven substitutes. Substitutions take place
during breaks in the game. The objective of
every team is to score in the opponents’
basket and prevent the opposing team from
scoring. The winner is the team that at the
end of the game has scored the most points.
 There
are only a few differences between
Paralympic Games Wheelchair Basketball and
Olympic Games Basketball, with regard to the
layout and dimensions of the court, the
standard equipment and the rules and
regulations. The main difference is the use
of a wheelchair, which the athlete has to
use with dexterity as an instrument with
which he can achieve his sporting
objectives. Participants in Wheelchair
basketball are men and women with spinal
cord injuries, amputation, cerebral palsy or
other physical disabilities.
Wheelchair
Basketball at the 2004 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Basketball at the Athens
Paralympic Games will take place at the
Olympic Indoor Hall of the Athens
Olympic Sports Complex (OCO). The
competition program will be completed
within 10 days, from 18-27 September 2004.
Eight teams will participate in the women’s
tournament and twelve in the men’s
tournament. |
