World Championships
TV Replays
Times that we’ll have the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship programme on Sky!
Title                               Episode    Date      Start    Duration  Channel
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     03/08/10    20:00    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    00:00    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    03:00    01:30     Sky Sports 2 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    09:30    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    14:30    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital

Games from the World Championships in Birmingham are to be shown on Sky Sports at the following times. (All times are GMT) 


Title                                              Episode    Date      Start    Duration  Channel

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     03/08/10    20:00    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    00:00    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    03:00    01:30     Sky Sports 2 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    09:30    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    14:30    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital

World Congress
IWBF Executive
For Immediate release
July 13, 2010
Birmingham, UK
PRESS RELEASE
IWBF World Congress Elects Executive Council
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation held their World Congress today and among other things elected the Executive Council members who will serve for the next four years.
Re-elected as President is Mrs. Maureen Orchard of Canada. Mrs. Orchard will be joined by the following returning Executive Council members; Mr. Steve Spilka, Great Britain Treasurer, Mr. Ron Coppenrath, the Netherlands Competition Commission President; Mr. Norbert Kucera, Germany, President Technical Commission; Mr. Don Perriman, Australia, President Player Classification Commission; Mr. Jan Berteling, the Netherlands, President of the Commission for Legal Matters and Eligibility, and Members-at-large Mr. Ricardo Moreno, Spain and Mr. Mario Fahrasmane, France. Elected for the first time is Mr. Ulf Mehrens, Germany as Vice-President.
Mrs. Orchard thanked the delegates for the confidence they showed in her by re-electing her for a further four years. She assured them that the next four years will be exciting years as IWBF moves to separate World Championships for men and women with the announcement of the 2014 hosts. Goyang City, South Korea will host the men and Toronto, Canada will host the women. Canada will also host the first U25 Women’s World Championship in St. Cathanines, Ontario July 14 – 24, 2011.
The Congress welcomed new members Belarus, Honduras and Nigeria to the IWBF. The delegates approved the new rules which will go into effect October 1, 2010 and approved the introduction of 3 on 3 as a division of IWBF. Orchard told the Congress that IWBF believes that 3 on 3 will give new opportunities to small nations as well as women to get involved in wheelchair basketball.
The meeting heard remarks from Bob Elphinston, President of the International Basketball Federation, who remarked on the excellent relationship between FIBA and IWBF.
Orchard thanked out going Vice-President Greg Love for his contribution and reminded the delegates that he will continue to be involved in his role as Secretary General of Asia Oceania.
For further information please contact:
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Secretariat
181 Watson Street, #108
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R2P 2P8
PH: 1.204.632.6475; Fax:1.204.415.6515
E-mail: iwbfsecretariat@aol.com ;  E-Mail: iwbfsecretariat@shaw.ca Web: www.iwbf.org
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Summary Of Major Rule Changes

The video below covers SOME of the major rule changes to be implemented by IWBF. Some of these changes are pending FIBA adopting it's proposed changes.


 

Last Updated (Saturday, 07 August 2010 07:19)

 

TV Replays

Times that we’ll have the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship programme on Sky!
Title                               Episode    Date      Start    Duration  Channel
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     03/08/10    20:00    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    00:00    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    03:00    01:30     Sky Sports 2 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    09:30    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital
Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    14:30    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital

Games from the World Championships in Birmingham are to be shown on Sky Sports at the following times. (All times are GMT) 


Title                                              Episode    Date      Start    Duration  Channel

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     03/08/10    20:00    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    00:00    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    03:00    01:30     Sky Sports 2 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    09:30    01:30     Sky Sports 3 Digital

Wheelchair Basketball World Champs     1     04/08/10    14:30    01:30     Sky Sports 4 Digital

 

IWBF Executive

For Immediate release
July 13, 2010
Birmingham, UK
PRESS RELEASE
IWBF World Congress Elects Executive Council
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation held their World Congress today and among other things elected the Executive Council members who will serve for the next four years.
Re-elected as President is Mrs. Maureen Orchard of Canada. Mrs. Orchard will be joined by the following returning Executive Council members; Mr. Steve Spilka, Great Britain Treasurer, Mr. Ron Coppenrath, the Netherlands Competition Commission President; Mr. Norbert Kucera, Germany, President Technical Commission; Mr. Don Perriman, Australia, President Player Classification Commission; Mr. Jan Berteling, the Netherlands, President of the Commission for Legal Matters and Eligibility, and Members-at-large Mr. Ricardo Moreno, Spain and Mr. Mario Fahrasmane, France. Elected for the first time is Mr. Ulf Mehrens, Germany as Vice-President.
Mrs. Orchard thanked the delegates for the confidence they showed in her by re-electing her for a further four years. She assured them that the next four years will be exciting years as IWBF moves to separate World Championships for men and women with the announcement of the 2014 hosts. Goyang City, South Korea will host the men and Toronto, Canada will host the women. Canada will also host the first U25 Women’s World Championship in St. Cathanines, Ontario July 14 – 24, 2011.
The Congress welcomed new members Belarus, Honduras and Nigeria to the IWBF. The delegates approved the new rules which will go into effect October 1, 2010 and approved the introduction of 3 on 3 as a division of IWBF. Orchard told the Congress that IWBF believes that 3 on 3 will give new opportunities to small nations as well as women to get involved in wheelchair basketball.
The meeting heard remarks from Bob Elphinston, President of the International Basketball Federation, who remarked on the excellent relationship between FIBA and IWBF.
Orchard thanked out going Vice-President Greg Love for his contribution and reminded the delegates that he will continue to be involved in his role as Secretary General of Asia Oceania.
For further information please contact:
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Secretariat
181 Watson Street, #108
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R2P 2P8
PH: 1.204.632.6475; Fax:1.204.415.6515
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;  E-Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: www.iwbf.org
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London 2012

Basketball Arena

This is the latest webcam photo of the Basketball Arena, which is located in the north of the Olympic Park. 

The London 2012 webcams show the latest progress taking place in and around the Olympic Park and record images throughout the day and night.

 

Korea awarded 2014 Men's World Champiohship

PRESS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release

 

April 9, 2010 Birmingham, UK

 

Goyang City, South Korea to host 2014 Men’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championship 

 

Maureen Orchard, President of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation today announced that the Executive Council of IWBF voted to award the 2014 IWBF Men’s World Championship to Korea Wheelchair Basketball Federation. The tournament will be held in Goyang City, South Korea.

 Six officials from KWBF and the City of Goyang traveled to Birmingham, UK to make the final presentation to the Executive Council. Orchard mentioned that the presentation was very impressive. She said that in 2009 IWBF made the decision to hold separate world tournaments for men and women for the first time in 2014 and we are very excited about entrusting our first championship under this new format to KWBF.

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