Rollers capture first wheelchair basketball world title in 12 years

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Rollers capture first wheelchair basketball world title in 12 years. (2026, September 20). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/iwbf-world-championship-australia-rollers-defeat-italy-final/107173874

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-20

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Australia's wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, won the men's International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championship by defeating Italy 81-57 in the final match. Jaylen Brown scored a game-high of 28 points for Australia. This victory marks the Rollers' first world title since 2014.

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The Rollers, representing Australia, won the men's IWBF World Championship by defeating Italy with a score of 81-57. This victory marked their first championship title in 12 years. During the match, Jaylen Brown was the top scorer for the Rollers with 28 points.

Written for “Wheelchair Basketball World Title” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Wheelchair Basketball World Title

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Topics

Australia IWBF World Championship IWBF World Championships Italy Rollers

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Rollers ORG · 3× Australia GPE · 2× Italy GPE · 2× Jaylen Brown PERSON · 1×

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Jaylen Brown led the scoring for the Rollers with 28 points.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20

2026-09-20 · ABC News (AU)

Rollers capture first wheelchair basketball world title in 12 years · mixed framing

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Australia's Rollers defeat Italy 81-57 to claim men's IWBF World Championship In short: Australia defeated Italy 81-57 to win the men's IWBF World Championships final. uncertain

Australia → defeat → final

Jaylen Brown led the scoring for the Rollers with 28 points. asserted

Brown → lead → points

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