Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:	Wheelchair basketball
Games:	2020 Summer
Venue:	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza (preliminaries) Ariake Arena (preliminaries, finals)
Dates:	25 August – 5 September 2021
Competitors:	264
Nations:	12 (men's) and 10 (women's)
Prev:	2016
Next:	2024

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.

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

There are 12 qualified men's teams and 10 qualified women's teams.^[3]

Men

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host country			1
	23 August – 1 September 2019		3
2019 IWBF Men's European Championship^[4]	28 August – 9 September 2019		4
2019 Asia/Oceania Zonal Championships^[5] ^[6]	29 November – 7 December 2019		3
2020 African Zonal Championships^[7]	1–7 March 2020		1
Total			12

Women

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host country			1
2019 IWBF Women's European Championship^[8]	29 June – 7 July 2019		4
	23 August – 1 September 2019		2	^[9] ^[10]
2019 Asia/Oceania Zonal Championships^[11]	29 November – 7 December 2019		2
2020 African Zonal Championships	1–7 March 2020		1
Total			10

Competition schedule

G

Group stage

¼

Quarter-finals

½

Semi-finals

B

Bronze medal match

F

Final

	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
	G	G	G	G	G	G		1/4		½			B	F
	G	G	G	G	G		1/4		1/2		B	F

Medalists

Men's
Women's

See also

• Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

External links

• Results book

Notes and References

1. Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee . Olympic.org . 24 March 2020.
2. News: Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021 . . 30 March 2020.
3. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide . 13 April 2021 . International Paralympic Committee.
4. Web site: Four teams secure Tokyo 2020 berths as semi-final line up decided at IWBF Men's European Championship Division A . 6 September 2019 . inside the games .
5. Web site: 2019 Asia Oceania Championships . 1 March 2019 . iwbf.org.
6. Web site: Trio qualify for Tokyo 2020 . 5 December 2019 . insidethegames.biz .
7. Web site: South Africa to host Tokyo 2020 qualifiers for Africa zone . 9 December 2019 . iwbf.org .
8. Web site: Rotterdam 2019: Four teams earn qualification for Tokyo . 5 July 2019 . International Paralympic Committee.
9. Web site: Canadian Parapan Am Team on Day 7: Canada Advances to Gold Medal Game in Women's Wheelchair Basketball . 29 August 2019 . Canadian Paralympic Committee.
10. Web site: US Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Semifinal in Lima, Earning Spot at 2020 Paralympics . 29 August 2019 . United States Paralympic Committee.
11. Web site: China women make it a clean sweep at 2019 Asia Oceania Championships . 9 December 2019 . iwbf.org .