Joana Delgado, first Portuguese in international wheelchair basketball | OneFootball

Joana Delgado made history in wheelchair basketball. The FC Porto athlete was called up to join “Women of Europe,” a team made up of athletes from several European countries where women’s wheelchair basketball still does not have enough structure to form a national team, and became the first Portuguese player to take part in an international competition in the sport.

The blue-and-white basketball player represented the international team at the Sharks Cup, held in Essen, Germany, and helped secure second place. The Porto player had a significant presence throughout the tournament, in a demanding and international competitive setting, gaining minutes, competitive rhythm, and experience against different realities of European women’s wheelchair basketball.

This is a particularly significant moment for FC Porto, not only because of the historic nature of an athlete’s participation in this context, but also because of the increased international visibility of the sport. Joana Delgado thus establishes herself as a symbol of the growth of women’s wheelchair basketball in Portugal, helping to strengthen the country’s standing on the European stage and inspiring the sport’s future development.

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