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
Anisa Alhooti, Oman – Vice-President of West Asia
Lorraine Landon, Australia – Vice-President of Oceania
Phatt Krissna, 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
Japanese team for the 2019 Women’s U25 World Championship
The Japanese Wheelchair Basketball Federation have named their team to compete in the 2019 Women’s U25 World Championship. Japan, who have competed in the previous two Women’s U25 World Championship, will be looking to build on their highest finish so far which was...
2018 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules – Chinese version now available
IWBF have now published a Chinese version of the IWBF 2018 Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules (version 2). This is the latest translation of the rules released by IWBF, in a continued effort to make the game more accessible across the world. The translated version...
Thailand name team to compete at 2019 Women’s U25 World Championship
Hosts of the 2019 Women’s U25 World Championship, Thailand, have named the twelve players that will compete at the Championship, taking place in Suphanburi, Thailand between the 23rd – 28th May. The team is young with an average age of 19 years; Waris Thamla-Aied...
