Welcome speech by Mr. Walter Pfaller, President of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.

Welcome speech by Mr. Georgi Glushkov, President of the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Welcome speech by Mr. Kosta Iliev, Sports director FIBA.

Project presentation by Shirin Amin, director of Champions Factory Ireland Limited.

Project aim – The “Basketball Inclusive Games” project is a 12-month, non-profit European sports event addressing limited accessibility and inclusivity in basketball. By fostering a welcoming environment for individuals with disabilities, the project seeks to empower participants and create a lasting positive impact on the European sports community. The proposed solution combines a main event, co-events, and a strategically designed work plan with three interconnected work packages. The main event is the European Wheelchair Basketball Event, promoting accessibility by uniting able-bodied and disabled athletes. This inclusive event is supported by co-events such as referee seminars, coaching seminars, and volunteer training.

The meeting was attended by the following representatives of the organizations:

1.(Bulgaria) Basketball Club for People with Disabilities Levski  – Ofelia Kaneva – President,

Vladimir Iskrov – Legal representative, head coach of Levski and manager of the Bulgarian national team,

Krasimira Banova – Project manager.

2.International Wheelchair Basketball Federation – WALTER PFALLER -IWBF Europe President, Vice-President of EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of IWBF

3.(Bulgaria) Bulgarska Federacia po Basketbol -Bulgarian Basketball Federation  – 

Georgi Glushkov – President of BBF, Member of Board of FIBA – Europe, Member of FIBA – EUROPE TECHNICAL COMMISSION

Eleonora RANGELOVA – International relations and special projects manager of BBF,  Chair of FIBA TECHNICAL COMMISSION,   Member of FIBA – EUROPE COMPETITIONS COMMISSION.

4.(Cyprus) Kypriaki Omospondia  Kalathosfairas – 

Christakis Ioannou – Representative Cyprus Basketball Federation.

5.(Croatia) Hrvatski savez kosarke u kolicima  –

 Damjian Liska –  General Secretary of Croatian Basketball Federation wheelchairs.

6.(Greece) Hellenic Wheelchair Basketball Federation 

Christos Kaloudis – HELLENIC WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL FEDERATION (HWBF)

Georgios Konsoulas – General Secretary. 

7.(Ireland) Champions Factory IRELAND LIMITED – Shirin Amin – Director of Champions Factory.

8.(Romania) Federatia Romana de Baschet  – 

Carmen Tocala – Member of FIBA Central Board, Member of FIBA Executive Committee, Chair of FIBA 3X3 COMMISSION, Member of Board of FIBA – Europe, Member of FIBA – Europe Executive Committee, President of FIBA – EUROPE WOMEN’S COMMISSION

Mariana Schmidt-Chief accountant of Federation

Ioana Stanciu – Competitions 

9.(Slovenia) Zveza za sport invalidov Slovenije  – 

Zarko Tomsic – Representative of the Slovenian Paralympic Association

10.(Serbia) Regionalni kosarkaski savez Istocne Srbije – 

Igor Djordjevic – General Secretary

11.(Turkiye) – Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu – 

A Asuman Saltan – Representative of Turkish partners yhan Shaikhin – Representative of Turkish partners.

The representatives of two other organizations that followed the kickoff online are missing.