The new Basketball Arena is one of the largest temporary venues ever built for a Games. The arena will be one of the most heavily-used venues within the Olympic Park, with competition events taking place almost every day.Inspire a generation
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- Basketball ArenaThe new Basketball Arena is one of the largest temporary venues ever built for a Games. The arena will be one of the most heavily-used venues within the Olympic Park, with competition events taking place almost every day.
- North Greenwich Arena
Located on the Greenwich peninsula on the banks of the River Thames, the North Greenwich Arena has hosted many large-scale sports and entertainment events over the past decade.
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- Wheelchair Basketball was promoted worldwide by Sir Ludwig Guttman, founder of the Paralympic Games.
- Athletes with different disabilities compete together in Wheelchair Basketball. Each player is given a classification that equates to a certain number of points, and each team is required to have a specified minimum points total.
- Top Wheelchair Basketball players use specially-designed titanium chairs that cost more than £3,500 and can last for as little as six months during periods of high-level competition.
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