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European Basketball Week 2018

Young male Romanian player in an orange uniform catching the basketball. The 2017 Eurobasket mascot is in the middle ground. A girl is in the foreground wearing a blue uniform with the number 6 on her back. An audience is watching the action in the background. — Special Olympics Romania athlete taking part in FIBA EuroBasket 2017.

2018 marks the 15th edition of one of Special Olympics Europe Eurasia's highlight events: European Basketball Week (EBW).

Access resources for European Basketball Week 2018 #EBW2018

Unity Through Basketball #EBW2018

Backed by FIBA Europe and Euroleague Basketball One Team, Special Olympics European Basketball Week is a celebration of the power of sport to unify and break down barriers.

Established in 2004, EBW is an annual event that sees thousands of athletes with and without intellectual disabilities take to basketball courts all over Europe in the name of inclusion. Key activities of EBW include:

Unified Basketball
3x3 Basketball
Mini Basketball

Hundreds of events supported by high profile professional basketball clubs and national basketball federations take place across Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia as part of EBW each year creating a region-wide platform to promote the skills and talents of athletes with intellectual disabilities. Supported by almost 3,200 coaches, basketball is one of the most popular sports in the Special Olympics Europe Eurasia region with more than to 58,500 registered players, both male and female.

EBW is also supported by high profile sports stars such as NBA player and Special Olympics Global Ambassador Ricky Rubio.

EBW 2018 Resources

EBW2017 Recap (YouTube)

Three male athlete players on the court; two athletes in blue uniforms with one dribbling the ball. A third athlete in a white uniform is trying to steel the ball. and one . Officials and an audience are in the background.

Unified Basketball during Special Olympics Finland European Basketball Week activities in 2017.

Professional Basketballer ULM giving 5's to people on his left and right as he makes his way to a dimly lit court.

Special Olympics Russia activities during European Basketball Week.

Photo by Виктория Ламзина/Виктория Ламзина

Special Olympics Spain athlete on the the left is with NBA star and Special Olympics Global Ambassador Ricky Rubio on the right. Standing with one arm around each other both have on t-shirts that read: The Ricky Rubio foundation.

Special Olympics Spain athlete with NBA star and Special Olympics Global Ambassador Ricky Rubio.

Special Olympics Romania 3x3 basketball activities. Three players from each team are playing in an outdoor facility. Spectators are watching in the background.

Special Olympics Romania 3x3 basketball activities.

Special Olympics Serbia European Basketball week activities. Three teams of female players are lined up on the court. Far left is wearing pink uniforms, center is wearing yellow uniforms, far right has on white and red uniforms.

Special Olympics Serbia European Basketball week activities.

Mini-Basketball activities organised by Special Olympics Poland for European Basketball Week 2017. One professional in a gymnasium of 7 young athletes. All have on red t shirts and are holding basketballs.

Mini-Basketball activities organised by Special Olympics Poland for European Basketball Week 2017.

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For more information on European Basketball Week, please contact Miroslaw Krogulec, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Director, Sports & Organisational Development.

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