IWBF Americas
IWBF Americas, on behalf of IWBF, promotes, supervises and directs the sport of wheelchair basketball within America. It strictly recognises the autonomy of each NOWB within its own territory, while following the policies of IWBF as established by the World Congress and the IWBF Executive Council.
IWBF AMERICAS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Steve Bach, Canada – President / Presidente | Email: stephen.bach@iwbf.org
Dilka Benitez, Puerto Rico – Vice-President Central America & Caribbean Region / Vice-Presidente Región Centro América & Caribe
Cristina Rosello, Uruguay – Vice-President South America Region / Vice-Presidente Región Sur América
Jon Burford, United States – Vice-President North America Region / Vice-Presidente Región Norte
Juan Magallanes, Mexico – Competition Officer / Oficial de Competencia
Anne Lachance, Canada – Classification Officer / Oficial de Clasificación
Jorge Bestilleiro, Argentina – Technical Officer / Oficial Técnico
Rui Marques, Brazil – Development Officer / Oficial de Desarrollo
Sergio Giordano, Canada – Treasurer / Tesorera
Maureen Orchard, Canada – Secretary General / Secretario General | Email: maureen.orchard@iwbf.org
ZONE MEMBERS
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela
NEWS
IWBF partners with Genius Sports to launch bespoke data solution for wheelchair basketball
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), the global governing body of wheelchair basketball, has partnered with data and technology leader Genius Sports to launch a customised version of FIBA LiveStats. As the premier live data collection tool in...
Countries from the Americas Zone qualify for Tokyo 2020
USA men's and women’s teams will be heading to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games next year to defend their gold medals. The USA did the double in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games winning gold in both the men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball competition, and secured...
3×3 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships to premiere at IWAS World Games 2020
The inaugural IWBF 3x3 Open World Championships will take place during the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games 2020 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, held between the 23rd to the 28th February. The 3x3 wheelchair basketball...
