Wheelchair Basketball
| WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL | |||||||
| BEIJING 2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES | |||||||
| EVENTS (2) | MEN (1) | WOMEN (1) | |||||
| 12 Team Tournament | 10 Team Tournament | ||||||
| ATHLETE QUOTA | Male Female Total |
144 120 264 | |||||
| ALLOCATION OF QUALIFICATION |
The qualification is allocated to the NPC not the individual athlete or team. | ||||||
| MAXIMUM QUOTA ALLOCATION PER NPC |
An NPC can be allocated no more than one (1) men's team qualification slot and one (1) women's team qualification slot. | ||||||
| ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY | To be eligible for selection by an NPC, athletes must be classifiable in accordance with the IWBF International Classification system. | ||||||
| MAXIMUM ENTRY PER NPC |
An NPC can enter a maximum of one (1) men's team comprised of twelve (12) eligible male athletes and one (1) women's team comprised of twelve (12) eligible female athletes |
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| QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES | |||||||
| METHOD | QUALIFICATION | TOTAL | |||||
| 2006/2007 IWBF WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS ALLOCATION | The top ranked NPC of the men's tournament from each of the
following 2006/2007 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball Qualification Tournaments
qualify: IWBF Africa - one (1) team IWBF Americas - one (1) team IWBF Asia-Oceania - one (1) team IWBF Europe - one (1) team |
4 men's teams | |||||
| From the results of the 2006 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World
Championships men's tournament, the top seven (7) ranked teams attain one (1)
team qualification slot for their respective zone. The team qualification slots
will be allocated to the highest ranked NPC(s) not otherwise qualified at
2006/2007 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball Qualification Tournaments until all slots
have been used for the respective zone. The team qualification slots allocated
to each zone are as follows: IWBF Africa - TBD teams IWBF Americas - TBD teams IWBF Asia-Oceania - TBD team IWBF Europe - TBD teams |
7 men's teams | ||||||
| The top ranked NPC of the women's tournament from each of the
following 2006/2007 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball Qualification Tournaments
qualify: IWBF Africa - one (1) team IWBF Americas - one (1) team IWBF Asia-Oceania - one (1) team IWBF Europe - one (1) team |
4 men's teams | ||||||
| From the results of the 2006 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World
Championships women's tournament, the top five (5) ranked teams attain one (1)
team qualification slot for their respective zone. The team qualification slots
will be allocated to the highest ranked NPC(s) not otherwise qualified at
2006/2007 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball Qualification Tournaments until all slots
have been used for the respective zone. The team qualification slots allocated
to each zone are as follows: IWBF Africa - TBD teams IWBF Americas - TBD teams IWBF Asia-Oceania - TBD team IWBF Europe - TBD teams |
5 women's teams | ||||||
| HOST COUNTRY ALLOCATION |
The host country directly qualifies one (1) men's team and one (1) women's team. | 1 men's team | |||||
| 1 women's team | |||||||
| TOTAL | Male Female |
12 teams 10 teams | |||||
| QUALIFYING TIMELINE | |||||||
| 3-16 July 2006 | 2006 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
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| TBD | 2006/2007 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball Qualification Tournaments IWBF Africa IWBF Americas IWBF Asia-Oceania IWBF Europe |
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| 21 March 2008 (no later than) |
IWBF confirms in writing to the NPCs the allocation of team qualification slots | ||||||
| 4 April 2008 (no later than) |
NPCs confirm in writing to IWBF the use of allocated team qualification slots | ||||||
| 25 April 2008 (no later than) |
IWBF confirms in writing the reallocation of unused team qualification slots |
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| 2 May 2008 | Deadline for Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee to receive accreditation application forms submitted by NPCs |
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| 7 July 2008 | Deadline for Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee to receive entry forms submitted by NPCs |
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| DATES / PROCESS OF CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFICATION SLOTS By 4 April 2008, each NPC must confirm in writing (fax and e-mails are accepted) to IWBF the number of team qualification slots they will use. NPCs that have not replied by this date will have lost their team qualification slots, and IWBF may reallocate these slots. By 25 April 2008, IWBF will confirm in writing the reallocation of all unused team qualification slots. By 26 April 2008, it is officially declared that the respective NPCs will use the allocated quota granted for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Any NPC that does not use some or all team qualification slots allocated may be subject to sanctions by the IPC and IWBF (in accordance with the provision outlined in the the IWBF Competition Regulations). REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION SLOTS Any qualification slots that are not used by an NPC will be reallocated at the discretion of the IWBF with approval by the IPC (ie, endeavouring to maintain, as far as possible, a certain balance between Zonal representation). |
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| INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC SPORT FEDERATION (IPSF)
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) 109-189 Watson Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R2P 2 E1 Canada |
Phone: +1 20-4632-6475 Fax: +1 204-697-2734 E-Mail: IWBFSecretariat@aol.com | ||||||
