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By Regan Tate

Wheelchair Basketball Tournament being held this weekend in the Hat

Jan 25, 2023 | 2:34 PM

Medicine Hat, AB–Wheelchair basketball teams will be hitting the court this weekend in Medicine Hat.

Medicine Hat Adaptive Sport and Recreation is hosting the Medicine Hat Wheelchair Basketball Tournament this Saturday and Sunday at the Big Marble Go Centre.

Wheelchair basketball retains the scoring of basketball and is played on a regulation sized basketball court with 10-foot rims and has minor modification to taking into consideration the unique abilities of wheelchair athletes. At the grassroots level athletes with and without disabilities are welcome to play together.

The round robin tournament will feature wheelchair basketball teams from Medicine Hat and Lethbridge competing against one another throughout the weekend.

Medicine Hat Mustangs have 2 adult teams entered against one team from Lethbridge, The Lethbridge Steamers. Each team will be playing 4 games throughout the weekend.

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The tournament schedule can be found at www.mhasr.com. There is no fee for the public to come watch.

There will also be a kids wheelchair basketball showcase game on Saturday from 1-2:30 p.m..

For those interested in giving wheelchair basketball a try, MHASR will be hosting a community try it event on Saturday, January 28 at 2:30-4:30pm at the Go Centre.