The countdown is almost over because the 2024 IWBF America’s Males’s South America Wheelchair Basketball Championship will get able to launch in Bogotá, Colombia, from 29 October to three November. Six nationwide groups—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela—will compete fiercely for one of many 4 accessible spots within the 2025 IWBF Americas Cup. The Coliseo Cayetano Cañizares, a venue that beforehand hosted wheelchair basketball through the 2023 Youth Parapan American Video games, will present the backdrop for this high-stakes match.
The championship brings collectively one of the best of South American male wheelchair basketballers in what guarantees to be an exhilarating show of expertise and willpower. Every staff will compete in 5 preliminary video games, with the highest two groups advancing to the gold medal match and the third and 4th place groups contesting the bronze. The remaining two groups will battle it out for the 5-Sixth last standings.
Luis Ninco, President of the Native Organizing Committee (LOC) in Bogotá, expressed his pleasure about internet hosting the match:
“In Bogotá, we’re ready for all groups with open arms, internet hosting them as they’re of their house throughout this necessary competitors in our area.”
IWBF Americas President Steve Bach additionally shared his enthusiasm for the occasion:
“The IWBF America is honored and excited to collaborate with the Federación Colombiana de BSR in presenting the 2024 version of the Males’s South America Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Bogotá. We look ahead to the various high quality groups partaking on the highest degree this sport has to supply, all in pursuit of a top-four putting to qualify for the 2025 Americas Cup. Our honest due to Luis Ninco, the Native Organizing Committee, and the various enthusiastic volunteers that I do know will present an amazing platform for excellent competitors, superb camaraderie, and life-long reminiscences.”
The match is not going to solely be a chance for these groups to showcase their expertise but additionally an opportunity for followers throughout the globe to look at the motion unfold reside. All video games will likely be streamed on the official YouTube channel “@BSR Colombia,” guaranteeing that wheelchair basketball fans in all places can comply with the competitors.
Competitors Schedule:
Monday, October 29
- 14:00 | Chile vs Argentina (Preliminary Sport 1)
- 16:15 | Venezuela vs Brazil (Preliminary Sport 2)
- 18:30 | Peru vs Colombia (Preliminary Sport 3)
Tuesday, October 30
- 13:00 | Argentina vs Peru (Preliminary Sport 4)
- 15:15 | Brazil vs Chile (Preliminary Sport 5)
- 17:30 | Opening Ceremony
- 18:45 | Colombia vs Venezuela (Preliminary Sport 6)
Wednesday, October 31
- 14:00 | Chile vs Venezuela (Preliminary Sport 7)
- 16:15 | Peru vs Brazil (Preliminary Sport 8)
- 18:30 | Argentina vs Colombia (Preliminary Sport 9)
Thursday, November 1
- 14:00 | Argentina vs Brazil (Preliminary Sport 10)
- 16:15 | Venezuela vs Peru (Preliminary Sport 11)
- 18:30 | Colombia vs Chile (Preliminary Sport 12)
Friday, November 2
- 14:00 | Peru vs Chile (Preliminary Sport 13)
- 16:15 | Venezuela vs Argentina (Preliminary Sport 14)
- 18:30 | Brazil vs Colombia (Preliminary Sport 15)
Sunday, November 3
- 09:00 | fifth vs Sixth Place Match (Sport 16)
- 11:15 | Bronze Medal Match (third vs 4th, Sport 17)
- 13:30 | Gold Medal Match (1st vs 2nd, Sport 18)
- 16:00 | Medal Awards and Closing Ceremony
Because the countdown to 29 October begins, the thrill is constructing, and Bogotá is able to welcome athletes, officers, and followers to an unforgettable championship. Keep tuned for reside updates and protection because the video games get underway, and don’t miss your probability to witness one of the best of South American wheelchair basketball!
