Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games officially got started today (29th July) following a spectacular opening ceremony the night before. Wheelchair basketball marked its first ever appearance in a Commonwealth Games as teams took to the court at Smithfield. This event sees an integrated programme of fixtures, with running game and wheelchair basketball fixtures side-by-side for … [Read more...]
B2022: Home nation heroes take podium places on a historic d…
In the opener on our final day of Commonwealth Games 3×3 action, Northern Ireland took the win 10-7 against South Africa in the 5/6th place playoff match. The team has had a journey to be proud of, earning their way to Birmingham 2022 in a dramatic final at the IWBF European qualifier where they won in overtime. Northern Ireland’s Conn Nagle commented: “We knew what South … [Read more...]
B2022: Group stages day two!
Team Northern Ireland got their Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign underway today with their opener against Canada. The Canadian team took the win 5-13, and the athletes representing Northern Ireland will rally to prepare ahead of their next fixture tomorrow against Australia. Matthew Rollston commented: “We’ll be back. We’ll do game analysis tonight or tomorrow … [Read more...]
B2022: Scorching semi-finals at Smithfield!
It was a mega Monday at Smithfield for the wheelchair basketball semi-finals, where our medal match fixtures were determined! First up, Scotland Women were welcomed by the Smithfield crowd as they headed out to play Canada in the first women’s semi-final. The Canadian side took the win 12-5 after a strong first half by the Scottish team. They’ll head into the bronze … [Read more...]
B2022: Group stages complete – next stop: semi-finals!
Getting us underway in the first session, host nation England Women’s suffered a 8-13 defeat by Canada in their second game of the pool stages. With this result, England Women finish second in Pool A and will play Australia in the semi-final which takes place tomorrow (1st August). Joy Haizelden commented: “It was okay… we didn’t hit some of our shots that we normally … [Read more...]
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