MIES - The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has confirmed the official match schedules for the men's and women's events to take place at the Paralympic Games in Rio this September.

The schedule was agreed by IWBF, Rio 2016, Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

The Paralympic Games wheelchair basketball competition will take place between 7-18 September at the Olympic Training Centre and the Rio Olympic Arena. The group stages will commence on 8 September and will see the top 12 men and 10 women teams from across the world compete to become Paralympic Champions.

Current Men's Paralympic champions Canada will open their campaign to claim another gold medal against Spain, while in the women's competition the current title holders Germany will start against hosts Brazil.

IWBF President Ulf Mehrens said: "The schedule takes a lot of time and accuracy in piecing it together to ensure equality for all teams with times and dates as well as taking in consideration the demands from a number of different broadcasters. We are confident that this schedule will offer everyone an exciting showcase of the sport. The announcement of the schedule continues to generate excitement around the games and now fans of the sport will be able to purchase tickets to support their country."

Click here to download the full schedule.

FIBA