Wheelchair basketball is the fastest growing sport for athletes with disability, according to Disability Sports Australia. When Chithic Machar attended a school holiday program for wheelchair basketball as a teenager in Werribee, he discovered a passion he is now turning into a career.
VIS scholarship holders Isabel Martin and Laura Davoli have been selected in the 12-strong Australian Gliders team to compete at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federations (IWBF) World Championships next month in Dubai.
The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) hosted a four-day Wheelchair Basketball challenge for the National Institute Network (NIN) at the Hangar in Melbourne.
Basketball Australia (BA) and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) are excited to announce the launch of a new Wheelchair Basketball program. The program is an exciting addition to the range of programs at the VIS and will be the first totally Paralympic focussed program in the Institutes history.