The RSV Lahn-Dill is an association for wheelchair basketball

Wheelchair basketball

Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...

 in Wetzlar

Wetzlar

Wetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Framework Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of...

. The Association was founded in 1983.

The Association counts to the most successful clubs in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, with five German titles of championship. In the last years it was one of the most successful clubs worldwide. Lahn-Dill participated in all three European competitions and won the Willi-Brinkmann-Cup finals 2002 in Lodz. The club won the IWBF Champions Cup

IWBF Champions Cup

-Performance by club:-See also:*Wheelchair basketball*André Vergauwen Cup*Willi-Brinkmann-Cup*IWBF Challenge Cup*Kitakyushu Champions Cup...

three times in a row between 2004 and 2006, being the first German team ever to win the Champions Cup.

External links

• RSV Lahn-Dill (english)