The stage is all set! The city of love and lights braces itself for the 2024 Paralympics just days after it bid adieu to the Olympics. For hoop lovers, there’s much to look out for in this action-packed week. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation has officially announced the schedule, group allotments, and other necessary details for the men’s and women’s competition set to take place from 29 August to 8 September!

Located at the heart of Paris, the Bercy Arena, will serve as the iconic venue for the competitions where records will be shattered, hopes will be renewed and historic moments will be re-created and re-lived! This Arena would mark the place where 8 men’s and women’s national teams will compete for the highly coveted Paralympic medals.

Calendar-packed schedule, Groups, and Team USA Women’s and Men’s Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Team

The much-anticipated thrill awaits a day after the Opening Ceremony. For the first wheelchair basketball match at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, tune in on 29 August to watch the all-European affair, with Great Britain taking on Germany in the men’s Group A match at 08:00 ET. The women’s competition will commence in the same session at 10:15, with European silver medallists Great Britain locking horns with Spain, in the women’s Group A encounter.

The pool stages for both tournaments will continue until 2 September, followed by knockout matches starting from 3 September. The round-robin format phase will be followed within the groups, leading to quarter-finals, semi-finals, and then the ultimate clash for the golden glory. The men’s finals will be held on 7 September, with the women’s finals taking place the day after.

The excitement-inducing group draws for the global wheelchair basketball competition took place on 14 June. Following are the group divisions for the women’s competition:

Team USA Women’s Roster and Schedule

The final roster consists of 12 athletes from the gold medal-winning U.S. Women’s team from the 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games. The pool also retains 10 athletes from the bronze medal-winning U.S. Women’s team from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Under the guidance of the Head Coach, Christina Schwab, the team is in high spirits. Here is a sneak peek into the Women’s team roster:

The following athletes have been offered to be named an alternate: Elizabeth Becker (Charlotte, NC), Josie DeHart (Fruita, Colorado), Quinn Meyer (Austin, Texas) and Zoe Voris (Chicago, Illinois).   

Also, joining Head Coach Christina Schwab on the sidelines will be:

The countdown to the Paralympics has already begun and the schedule for the upcoming clashes also stands declared. This is what the Team USA Women’s upcoming clashes look like :

Team USA Men’s Roster and Schedule

Team USA Paralympic men’s wheelchair basketball team comes off with its enviable winning streak having already bagged 2 straight Paralympic Gold medals at the 2016 Rio Games and 2020 Tokyo Olympics; Gold medals at the 2022 Americas Cup, 2023 World Championship and 2023 Parapan American Games, is well set on its path to bring a third gold home.

Following are the group divisions for the men’s competition:

With a majority of Team USA Men’s Roster comprising rookies from Auburn who have been previously coached by Robb Taylor, the cohesive unit is all prepped up to defend its Tokyo Gold. As the team sits on a heap of expectations the pressure gets all real as said by Taylor, “There is a big target on our back having recently won back-to-back [Paralympic] gold medals in Rio and Tokyo, so there are high expectations for our team and for our program. So, I’m excited to take that on.”

The coach has flown to Paris with the following team players:

The following athletes have been named as alternates: Peter Berry (Houston, TX), Aaron Gouge (Grand Prairie, Tex.), Ryan Neiswender (Lebanon, PA), and Jorge Sanchez (Oakland, CA).

Team USA under the Auburn coaching wizard Robb Taylor will definitely put up a high-caliber fight to add a historic third gold medal to its glittering cabinet. Taylor will be joined on the sidelines by:

The countdown to the Paralympics has already begun and the schedule for the upcoming clashes also stands declared. This is what the Team USA Men’s upcoming clashes look like :

There’s excitement in the Paris air as the city braces for the Paralympics Games ahead. Both the men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams will be looking forward to carrying their winning streak and bringing home the ultimate golden glory. We wish them the very best in their Paralympic journey! Time for action!

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