First ever Wheelchair Basketball Championships for Universities
On Sunday March 2 the first ever Wheelchair Basketball Championships for Universities will take place at the University of Worcester Arena. Uniting players of all abilities, this will be the first competition of its kind in the UK for Universities to compete at disability sport giving them the opportunity for their disabled students to play alongside their peers.
This year, there will be fierce competition from five universities, University of Worcester, Nottingham Trent University, Durham University, University of Northampton and Sheffield Hallam University, who will be competing for the inaugural trophy!
British Wheelchair Basketball’s Education Officer, Oliver Mitchell, said:
“British Wheelchair Basketball has just begun to work within the HE sector, and it is hoped that from this inaugural competition, the HE Wheelchair Basketball competition framework shall be significantly developed and provide students with further meaningful competitive opportunities in the future."
University of Northampton Wheelchair Basketball President, Brian Hinton, said:
“We like to see ourselves as one of the forerunners in University wheelchair basketball, pushing for more University collaboration and believe that this Championship is going to open the flood gates for future development of the sport. As a University, I'm not sure some understand the history we're about to make as a sport, yet they are very much supportive and are supplying us with everything we need to compete.”
