20 September 2026 - THAT’S HOW YOU DO IT! AUSTRALIA World Champion Wheelchair Basketball!

The men’s wheelchair basketball team of Australia has just become world champion by defeating Italy in the final with 81-57. Throughout the match, Australia showed that they were the better side. Right from the start, a three-pointer made it clear that Australia was playing for the win, and they pulled ahead to 21–14 by the end of the first quarter. The gap in points stays in the second quarter, and a buzzer-beating three-pointer sent the Italian team to the locker room with a clear message: 47–31.

After the half time break, the Italian started better than Australian team and came back to 47-37, but then it was Australia again. After 54-41 and 60-41 the third quart finished in 66-43. In the fourth and final quarter, it was a matter of staying calm and maintaining the lead. The Australian men's team had other ideas, however; they kept scoring points attack after attack, managing to widen the gap against Italy to 75-50 and 79-53. After the final whistle and a score of 81–57, Australia emerged as the winner and the 2026 world champion.

Congratulations to this team.

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