World Championships
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The World Championships in wheelchair basketball are the premier international tournament where national teams compete for the sport’s highest global title.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| World Championships (wheelchair basketball) | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international wheelchair basketball tournament
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world championship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IWBF World Championships
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Wheelchair Basketball World Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | global sports fans ⓘ |
| awards | world title in wheelchair basketball ⓘ |
| ballType | standard basketball ⓘ |
| basketHeight | standard 3.05 m basket height ⓘ |
| broadcast | televised and streamed internationally ⓘ |
| category | parasport world championship ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | point-based player classification ⓘ |
| competitionType | national teams tournament ⓘ |
| continentEligibility | all IWBF member nations ⓘ |
| courtType | indoor basketball court ⓘ |
| equipment | sports wheelchairs ⓘ |
| firstEdition | 1973 ⓘ |
| firstEditionCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionLocation | Bruges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | group stage and knockout phase ⓘ |
| frequency | quadrennial ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Wheelchair Basketball Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | IWBF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | top-level senior competition ⓘ |
| medalTypes |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| objective | determine world champion in wheelchair basketball ⓘ |
| organisedBy | International Wheelchair Basketball Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organiserType | international sports federation ⓘ |
| participants | national wheelchair basketball teams ⓘ |
| qualification | continental championships and rankings ⓘ |
| relationToJuniorEvents | separate from U23 and youth world championships ⓘ |
| relationToParalympics | major event between Paralympic Games ⓘ |
| ruleSet | IWBF rules ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sport | wheelchair basketball ⓘ |
| sportClass | Paralympic sport ⓘ |
| teamComposition | players with lower-limb impairments ⓘ |
| teamType | senior national teams ⓘ |
| titleSignificance | highest global title in wheelchair basketball outside Paralympic Games ⓘ |
| womenFirstEdition | 1990 ⓘ |
| womenFirstEditionCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenFirstEditionLocation | Saint-Étienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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United States women’s national wheelchair basketball program
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