Paris Paralympics wheelchair basketball: Competition schedule, groups, venue, date and timing in IST | Paris Paralympics News

Many people are unaware that physically challenged athletes also play basketball, despite the fact that it is still one of the most popular sports in the world. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is actually played in more than 100 countries at the moment, and teams from France, the United States, Great Britain, and other countries will compete in the sport in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Originally intended to aid in the rehabilitation of injured soldiers and their ability to decompress, wheelchair basketball was created. Wheelchair basketball originated as a result of the physically challenged athletes’ need to use wheelchairs to move around the court.

There also exists an International Wheelchair Basketball Federation, according to which the sport was first played 1945 between two hospitals in the United States.

According to the International Paralympic Committee, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation was created in the United States in 1946 by World War II veterans who had sustained injuries. The majority were formerly fit players who wished to carry on with the game. The wheelchair-accessible rules and easy modifications made possible the sport’s national and ultimately international expansion.”

In 1960, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation made its debut at the Rome Paralympics. Wheelchair basketball was one of eight sports available at the Rome Paralympics. The United States of America took home two gold medals in wheelchair basketball during the inaugural campaign