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
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela
NEWS
Wheelchair Basketball Conditionally Reinstated To Paris 2024 Sports Programme
The International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Governing Board has conditionally reinstated the sport of wheelchair basketball onto the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sports programme after reviewing IWBF’s progress on developing Classification Rules that are compliant...
Final Standings at Tokyo 2020 confirms Zonal Spots for World Championships
It was a thrilling two weeks of wheelchair basketball at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and as the teams fought it out for a place on the podium, the placing games were also meaningful with spots for the 2022 World Championships at stake. The final standings of both...
Netherlands’ Jitske Visser elected new member of IPC Athletes’ Council
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the six newly elected members of the IPC Athletes' Council who will serve for the next three years until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. There are four women and two men. One of the six is the Netherlands'...
