Draw for the groups of the 2026 European Championships Men Division B

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23 May 2026

The European Championship for Men – division B, hosted by the Croatian Wheelchair Basketball Federation & Croatian National Paralympic Committee will take place on 26 June – 07 July 2026 in Zagreb.

10 teams will compete in Zagreb this summer for the 2 available spots for the 2027 European Championship for Men – division A.
Bulgaria and Sweden got promoted in Samokov last September after qualifying in the top places of the European B Championship. Israel and Bosnia & Herzegovina will be in the running to go back to Division A. The other 6 teams that will battle are Croatia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, and Slovenia.

The groups’ draw will take place during the IWBF Europe Executive Council meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Saturday 23 May 2026 at 18:00 CEST.
The draw will take place online and will be streamed Live on the IWBF Europe YouTube channel.

Watch the draw live on IWBF Europe Youtube Channel (click here)

IWBF Europe are grateful for the support of the Slovenian Paralympic Committee for the support and assistance they are providing with arrangements for livestreaming the draw.

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Draw for the groups of the 2026 European Championships Men Division B