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  2. Wheelchair basketball - Wikipedia

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    Wheelchair basketball is a style of basketball played using a sports wheelchair. [1] The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. [ 2 ] It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball worldwide.

  3. Wheelchair basketball classification - Wikipedia

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    Wheelchair basketball classification is the system that allows for even levels of competition on the court for wheelchair basketball based on functional mobility. The classifications for the sport are 1 point player, 2 point player, 3 point player, 4 point player and 4.5 point player, the greater the player's functional ability.

  4. 4.5-point player - Wikipedia

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    There has been a push by the National Wheelchair Basketball Association to allow for able-bodied athletes to compete in wheelchair basketball games. The argument is the sport is called "wheelchair basketball," not "disability basketball." Able bodied athletes, in a wheelchair, have the same functionality as 4.5-point players. [7]

  5. Wheelchair basketball in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), and the US Olympic Committee recognize the NWBA as the official national organization. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Internationally, both the men's and women's national teams participate in Paralympic and World Championships as well as regional tournaments.

  6. 2 point player - Wikipedia

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    In a push to increase participation the sport during the 2000s, people involved with the American National Wheelchair Basketball Association have argued allowing able-bodied athletes to compete would help 1 and 2 point players because there would be a need to balance participation on the team because of the rules regarding maximum points on the ...

  7. 4-point player - Wikipedia

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    Wheelchair Twin Basketball is a major variant of wheelchair basketball aimed at tetraplegic players, who are typically more impaired than a wheelchair basketball 1-point player. [41] This version is supported by the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation, [ 41 ] and played in Japan . [ 42 ]

  8. 1 point player - Wikipedia

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    Wheelchair Twin Basketball is a major variant of wheelchair basketball. [16] This version is supposed by the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation, [16] and played in Japan. [17] Twin basketball has a three-point classification system based on the evaluation of the mobility of people with spinal cord injuries. In this ...

  9. Wheelchair sport classification - Wikipedia

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    A special wheelchair basketball classification subcommittee was also set up inside ISMGF to manage wheelchair basketball classification. [29] Wheelchair fencing's classification system was another one making the move to a functional system, with the IWF Classification system being implemented for the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul.