The 50th anniversary of Wheelchair basketball

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has authorised Horst Strohkendl, who is involved in wheelchair sports since 1969, to write the history of wheelchair basketball. The book contains the following main sections: Part one: The history of Wheelchair Basketball, The history of Women’s Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball and Officiating Techniques, Player Classification, Part two: Legends of Wheelchair Basketball, Results of all major world and zonal competitions, Appendices, Miscellany, Wheelchair Basketball Literature References, Photographic References. The author hopes that this book serves the IBWF as a testimony of ist identity for the present and future generations of players and wheelchair basketball enthusiasts all over the world.