• Row over the classification of athletes’ impairments• The sport’s code must be changed by the end of MayWheelchair
basketball faces a race against time to guarantee inclusion in the Paralympics, as a row over the classification of athletes’ impairments threatens its place in Tokyo this summer.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has served the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) with notice that its classification code must be changed to comply with the IPC’s by the end of May or risk exclusion from the games.