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Who invented wheelchair basketball?

Who invented wheelchair basketball?

Released Wednesday, 26th June 2024
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Who invented wheelchair basketball?

Who invented wheelchair basketball?

Who invented wheelchair basketball?

Who invented wheelchair basketball?

Wednesday, 26th June 2024
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Less than a hundred years ago, wheelchairs were big clunky wooden chairs that couldn’t even fit through most doorways.  But in the 1930s, a pair of engineers dreamed up a  new kind of wheelchair that would change the lives of wheelchair-users dramatically. In fact, some of them invented a new sport that would become a worldwide sensation: wheelchair basketball. Join Joy and co-host Otis as they explore the history of this amazing sport and check out Otis’ wheelchair basketball practice! Plus, an all new First Things First!


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If you want to read more about the history of wheelchair basketball, check out this article by David Davis. Davis also wrote a book called Wheels of Courage that explores how World War II veterans invented wheelchair sports.

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