Mercedes-Benz is the partner of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

Mercedes-Benz is the partner of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

25.01.2018: Mercedes-Benz is the official partner of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, which is taking place from 16 to 26 August 2018 at




Mercedes-Benz is the official partner of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, which is taking place from 16 to 26 August 2018 at Hamburg's Inselpark. A total of 28 competing teams with around 600 team members will be arriving at the site.



Lived inclusion, top sport and entertainment await visitors to the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships (WBWC) https://2018wbwc.de/ in the late summer of this year. They will be able to experience the excitement of this fast-paced, attractive sport and Hamburg offers athletes with a disability the perfect stage for outstanding sporting achievements.



Mercedes-Benz, the official partner of the WBWC has for years been committed to making it possible for people with physical restrictions to enjoy more individual freedom. Alongside extensive driving assistance systems, the company offers a multitude of driving aids ex-factory https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/ex-factory-driving-aids/ for very different handicaps.



Individual requirements and disability-specific requirements such as the operability of the instruments are taken into account just as much as the functionality, the durability and the characteristically high Mercedes-Benz safety standard.



"Mercedes-Benz is a brand with charisma and the extensive mobility service of our partner is unique in disabled sport. Mercedes-Benz also actively supports people with a disability in the world of work.



More than 8000 members of staff with a disability are employed by the company in Germany. This also spurs us on to fly the flag for inclusion sustainably with the World Championship", explains World Championship Director Anthony Kahlfeldt.

 

- Jan Weber- photos Daimler

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