Wheelchair Basketball in Action

Captivating moments of wheelchair basketball games, highlighting athletes, teamwork, and competitive spirit in a modern sports setting.

Disabled rugby team playing together at sports court

Disabled young basketball player on a wheelchair holding ball and beeing active in sport

Para rugby players playing rugby

Middle Eastern man racing in wheelchair on track

Basketball player in a wheelchair

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Team U.S. athletes take part in the final wheelchair basketball game for the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 22, 2022. The Invictus Games are composed of nearly 20 nations, over 500 military competitors, competing in 10 sporting events April 16-22, 2022.

Reportage on accessibility for disabled people in Geneva, Switzerland. The Aigles de Meyrin Wheelchair Basketball team train in Geneva.

Senior man sitting in wheelchair and playing rugby at sports center

Marine Corps athletes with Wounded Warrior Regiment participated wheelchair basketball practice, during 2022 Warrior Care Week on Nov. 15, 2022 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. During 2022 Warrior Care Week the Warrior Care Program hosts a variety of activities at Andrews Air Force Base and Westin National Harbor for wounded, ill, and injured service members.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Brent Garlic shoots the ball during warm-ups of Team Army's upcoming wheelchair basketball game during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World Sports in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 24, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

Handicapped man racing with a wheelchair

Paraplegic athlete in wheelchair with girlfriend on track

Retired U.S. Air Force Sfc. Larry Franklin, Team U.S., spins the basketball at the wheelchair basketball practice, during the Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at Fort Belvoir, Virginia on April 8, 2022. The Invictus Games are composed of 15 nations, over 500 military competitors, competing in 10 sporting events April 16-22, 2022.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 24, 2022) Marine Corps plays Air Force in wheelchair basketball preliminaries during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, on Aug. 24, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Michael Villagran attempts to break away from his defender while competing in a game of wheelchair rugby during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 21, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

Athletes take part in the wheelchair rugby prelims, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 21, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2022) Team Navy athletes motivate each other in a timeout during the wheelchair basketball game at the DoD Warrior Games, Aug. 25, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

All-Marine wheelchair basketball player Lance Cpl. Jese Schag, a Sheridan, Ill., native, leads his Marines in shaking hands with their fellow service members from the All-Navy/Coast Guard team after the Marine beat them 28-9 during the Warrior Games May 18, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Reportage on accessibility for disabled people in Geneva, Switzerland. The Aigles de Meyrin Wheelchair Basketball team train in Geneva.

Athlete with disability running on track

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Andres Botero, Director of the Coldeportes Center in Colombia, and Juan Pablos Salazar, President of Arcangeles, watches a wheelchair rugby game involving wounded law enforcement officers in Bogota, Colombia, on August 12, 2013.

Basketball player recovering from injury on wheelchair

U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Judd, practicing cycling during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30, 2023. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers ability to recover and overcome. The Army Holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Brent Garlic takes a shot over a Team SOCOM defender in a wheelchair basketball game during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide Worldof Sports in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 24, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Brent Garlic fights for a loose ball in the wheelchair rugby match against Team Air Force during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports, Orlando, Florida, Aug. 21, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

Disabled rugby players having discussion at sports court

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Brent Garlic blocks a shot during the gold medal wheelchair basketball game against Team Air Force at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 25, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Arduser, 311th Training Squadron Russian language analyst, bowls for her rehabilitation session at the St. Louis VA Healthcare System-Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, August 18, 2022. Bowling challenged Audusers muscular strength and fine motor skills.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2022) Retired U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician Third Class Joshua Cooke,Team Navy, dribbles the ball during the wheelchair basketball game at the DoD Warrior Games, Aug. 25, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

120905-A-SR101-224LONDON (Sept. 10, 2012) Will Groulx, center, a U.S. Navy veteran and a team captain for the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Rugby Team, trails two teammates as they go through warm-up drills to prepare for a rugby game versus Great Britain at the Riverbank Arena during the Paralympic Games in London.

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Mathers attends wheelchair basketball practice during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 18, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

AFW2 Warriors had the opportunity to participate in multiple sports during their adaptive sports sessions during the Peterson SFB C.A.R.E Event in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Smith prepares a throw-in while competing in a wheelchair rugby match during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 20, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army, service members and veterans from across the DoD compete in adaptive sports alongside armed forces competitors from Canada and Ukraine.

Sports coach explaining disabled athletes sitting on wheelchair at court

Athlete in para-athletic competition

Cheerful woman sitting in wheelchair at sports center

U.S. Air Force Airman moves across the court during a game of wheelchair basketball at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, October 19, 2022. The Wheelchair Basketball Exhibition was held in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

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Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn competes in the wheelchair rugby match against Team United Kingdom during the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 19, 2022.

Happy senior woman sitting on wheelchair at sports center

Cropped photo of the prosthetic legs of a runner in an urban park

A boy practices basketball in his wheelchair at a Laurelhurst Park in Portland, Oregon.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cole Thielen is surrounded by Team Air Force in the gold medal wheelchair basketball game at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 25, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2022) Team Canada and Team Army compete in wheelchair rugby at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service member and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 21, 2022) Team Air Force practices wheelchair rugby at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, Aug. 21, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Man in wheelchair with spinal cord injuries waiting to play golf

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Conwell speaks with members of the Team Army wheelchair rugby team during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 20, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army, service members and veterans from across the DoD compete in adaptive sports alongside armed forces competitors from Canada and Ukraine.

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Michael Villagran stretches for the ball during the bronze medal match in wheelchair rugby during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, Aug. 22, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

The Army wheelchair basketball team form a huddle during a team practice for the 2012 Warrior Games April 23, 2012. The Warrior Games, hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, feature service members who are wounded, ill or injured in a variety of sporting events.

Wheelchair at the finish line of a bike race

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100413-A-7377C-012 - Army Spc. Craig C. Smith, a below-the-right-knee amputee and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., gets ready to throw an outlet pass down court during a wheelchair basketball practice April 13, 2010, at Walter Reed. Smith and others recovering at Walter Reed are training for the inaugural Warrior Games May 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The games will feature Paralympic-style competitions to challenge disabled veterans and wounded active duty servicemembers.

Anthony Pone, a Philadelphia native, races down the basketball court April 23, 2012, with teammates during a practice game at Fort Carson, Colo. The athletes are training for the Warrior Games at Colorado Springs, Colo., where Pone received a gold medal last year.

Portrait of a young man sitting in a wheelchair and playing tennis.

Disabled rugby player sitting with ball in sports court

Handicapped runner during workout on stadium

Man with Muscular Dystrophy shaking hands with runner on a race track

Army Spc. Craig C. Smith dribbles the ball down court during a match of wheelchair basketball against the Marines on the first day of games at the inaugural Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Facility, Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Sterling Heights Challengers, a team of disabled high school students, plays wheelchair basketball against non-disabled faculty and staff at De La Salle Collegiate, a Catholic high school; the Challengers play in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, Warren, Michigan, USA, North America

Wheelchair Special Olympics athlete competing in race, UCLA, CA

Portrait confident handsome male amputee athlete in grass

Smiling woman sitting in wheelchair at sports center

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Scott, competes in wheelchair basketball, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 24, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Conwell passes the ball during the gold medal wheelchair basketball game against Team Air Force at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 25, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jamie Mosier, does warmup laps before starting a cycling race during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 2, 2023. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers ability to recover and overcome. The Army Holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill, or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

Happy male amputee and paraplegic athletes in locker room

110518-N-CD297-078COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 18, 2011) Members of Team Navy/Coast Guard display sportsmanship by shaking hands with the Marine Corps after a preliminary game of wheelchair basketball at the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 24, 2022) Air Force TSgt. (Ret.) Joshua Smith shields his eyes from the sun as he competes in shot put during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, on Aug. 24, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

110517-N-CD297-015COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 17, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard member Lt. Daniel B. Cnossen runs the 800-meter during the second annual Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

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Troy McGuire, an Air Force Wounded Warrior coach, shows a play during wheelchair rugby practice at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 23, 2023. Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials are a Paralympic style competition that features adaptive sports which uses equipment tailored to the needs of the athletes.

Happy disabled rugby players playing with ball at sports court

Team Marine Corps Competes against team Canada, in wheelchair basketball during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 23, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

170630-N-CU914-136CHICAGO (June 30, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Angelo Anderson, a native of Atlanta, and retired Aviation Electricians Mate Airman Steve Davis, a native of Modesto, Calif., both members of Team Navy Warrior Games basketball team interact during a time out against Team Air Force. Team Navy is comprised of athletes from Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor, the Navy's sole organization for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill, and injured Sailors and Coast Guard members, providing resources and support to their families.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a group of disabled law enforcement and military veterans who are now cyclists during a visit to the Coldeportes Center in Bogota, Colombia, on August 12, 2013.

110517-N-CD297-044COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 17, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard member Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Selemani Johnson warms-up before participating in the 200-meter wheelchair event during the second annual Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injured service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

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Basketball player recovering from injury on wheelchair

U.S. Army Spc. Chad Krantz, practicing Wheelchair Rugby during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30th. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

Woman with a Spinal Cord Injury talking to an instructor about using a kayak

Happy disabled rugby athlete sitting with ball near team in sports court

U.S. Army Spc. Gerald Blakley competes in wheelchair rugby during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, Aug. 22, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Cale Chaney, practicing for Wheelchair BasketBall during the U.S. Army Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 30th. Over 70 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers are training in a series of athletic events including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, powerlifting, track, field, rowing, and wheelchair basketball. The Adaptive Sports Camp celebrates wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers' ability to recover and overcome. The Army holds qualifying trials for Active Duty, wounded, ill or injured Soldiers to assess and select athletes for competition in the DoD Warrior Games Challenge. This year, the DoD Warrior Games Challenge takes place in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.

Team Army coach/mentor Ross Alewine watches carefully as the team trains during wheelchair basketball practice at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 18, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

Football player recovering from injury on wheelchair

Man with spinal cord injury in his wheelchair with his custom adaptive hand cycle

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Hairston, hugs Staff Sgt. Jack Stanfield, veteran, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 28, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

Girl with Down Syndrome working out with boxing gloves

Retired U.S. Army Spc. Brent Garlic protected the ball playing wheelchair rugby at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 20, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army at the Walt Disney World Resort, this years Warrior Games sees service members and veterans from across the DoD competing in a variety of adaptive sports alongside armed forces athletes from Canada and Ukraine.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael Harold, a Castro Valley, California native, plays a game of wheelchair rugby during the 2024 Team Sports Camp at Morgans Wonderland, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 31, 2024. The 2024 Team Sports Camp is hosted by the Wounded Warrior Regiment to prepare team Marine Corps for competition, promote health and wellness, and learn skills necessary to succeed in team sports.

Male disabled kitesurfer in wetsuit on beach, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Woman with a Spinal Cord Injury being helped by an instructor to use a kayak

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