IWBF Asia Oceania
IWBF Asia Oceania, on behalf of IWBF, promotes, supervises and directs the sport of wheelchair basketball within Asia Oceania. 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 Asia Oceania Executive Council
Saad Alazmaa, Kuwait – President | Email: saad.alazmaa@iwbf.org
Osamu Kotaki, Japan – Vice-President of East Asia
Ang Kean Koo, Malaysia – Vice-President of South East Asia
Mohammad Alkhazaleh, Jordan – Vice-President of West Asia
Lisa Chaffey, Australia – Vice-President of Oceania
Hourieh Baradaran, Iran – Vice-President of Central & South Asia
Phatt Krissana, Thailand – Treasurer
Toufic Allouche, Lebanon – Classification Officer
Matthew Wells, Australia – Technical Officer
Don Perriman, Australia – Asia Oceania Secretary General | Email: don.perriman@iwbf.org
ZONE MEMBERS
There are currently 29 NOWBs in the IWBF Asia Oceania these are:
Afghanistan
Australia
Bahrain
China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
India
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Korea
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
New Zealand
North Korea
Oman
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Syria
Thailand
NEWS
2020 IWBF 3×3 Open World Championships In Thailand Cancelled
The inaugural IWBF 3x3 Open World Championships has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak forcing the rescheduling of the 2020 IWAS World Games. The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) today announced that the 2020 IWAS World Games,...
IWBF STATEMENT ON IPC CLASSIFICATION DECISION
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) acknowledges the decision made by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) with regards to our compliance with the IPC Athlete Classification Code. IWBF, as an independent federation from the IPC, has...
Japanese translations of IWBF’s Rules and Interpretations published
IWBF are pleased to announce the Japanese translation of three official technical documents. Japanese versions of the 2018 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules, the 2019 Comments and Interpretations of the 2018 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules, and the 3x3...
