Sport in a wheelchair

“We are still only seen as disabled people”

Alexander Höglinger is paraplegic and plays in the Bundesliga.

(Bild: Scharinger Daniel/Pressefoto Scharinger © Albin Schuster)

High-strength aluminum crashes together, athletes are catapulted onto the hard hall floor and spectacular throws find their way into the basket! Yes, wheelchair basketball is a real game. But despite the association's unique inclusion efforts, the general public has not yet caught on.

When Austria's basketball ladies meet Croatia in Vienna on Thursday, it will once again be clear that the basketball association has written inclusion very, very thickly on its chest. To ensure that fans who are wheelchair-bound can also cheer on Sarah Sagerer and Co. at the European Championship qualifier, a stair caterpillar has been specially installed in the Hallman Dome, which is unfortunately not barrier-free.