GB claim double Euro wheelchair basketball silver

At the Sarajevo European Wheelchair Basketball Championships, Great Britain placed second overall in both the men’s and women’s events.

The men lost to Spain in the final on Saturday, but the men were aiming for a ninth consecutive European title.

The Netherlands, who had won their fifth title in a row, defeated the GB women’s team by 66-59 to claim the victory.

Gregg Warburton led the men in scoring with 18 points, but the majority of the time was in trouble against a young Spanish side determined to win their first European championship.

With just over seven minutes left in the first quarter, GB took a 12 point lead into the second half before gradually reducing that deficit.

However, they were unable to stop the Spanish, who once more came out in the lead with a minute remaining, but they still had a chance. Kyle Marsh, a GB player, missed a three-pointer attempt that would have tied the game.

The GB women suffered heartache on Friday as they lost to the Dutch, who had won their Paralympic title in Paris last year, for the fourth time in a row in the European final.

Robyn Love also had double figures in points and rebounds with nine, while Lucy Robinson had 22 and Robyn Love had 10 and Robyn Love had 10 respectively.