Paralympics: IPC mandates reclassification of 50-75 basketball players

Wheelchair basketball's governing body must reassess the eligibility of 50 to 75 players by late May or face removal of the sport from the Tokyo Games, an International Paralympic Committee official said Wednesday.The IPC has instructed the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation to act on concerns that its rulebook leaves open the possibility of non-eligible athletes competing in the Paralympics, IPC chief marketing and communications officer Craig Spence said."Wheelchair basketball recognizes far more impairment groups than the IPC classification code," Spence told Kyodo News.Spenc…READ FULL ARTICLE