Coway Blue Wheels Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Wheelchair Basketball Men's Division at the 44th National Sports Festival for the Disabled
Oct 30, 2024
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The Coway Wheelchair Basketball Team, based in Seoul, competed with 11 wheelchair basketball teams across the country at the National Sports Festival for the Disabled, which has been held in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do since the 25th. Coway defeated Jeju 59-56 in the men's wheelchair basketball final of the National Sports Festival for the Disabled at Samcheonpo Gymnasium on the 30th.
Coway defeated Chungcheongnam-do 83-36 in the previous round of 16 and advanced to the semifinals by beating Ulsan Metropolitan City by an overwhelming margin of 67-20 in the quarterfinals. In the semi-final against Gyeonggi-do, he advanced to the final by winning 73-46 and won the championship after a fierce battle with Jeju Island.
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Coway Coach Kim Young-moo said, `I would like to thank the players who did their best in every game and Coway executives and staff who always give me a lot of encouragement and support"I will continue to win the rest of this year and prove the power of Coway Blue Wheels once again."
Meanwhile, Coway Wheelchair Basketball Team will confirm its advance to the 2024 Korean Wheelchair Basketball Federation (KWBL) playoff and try to win this year's championship.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
wman@sportschosun.com
