Italy wins its first historic world medal in wheelchair basketball: in Ottawa the Azzurri finish with silver, beaten in the final by Australia 81-57.
The success of the «Rollers» is never in question: the Australians take control of the match from the start and progressively widen the gap until the final score.
For coach Castellucci’s team it is the first defeat of a memorable tournament. On the way to the final, Italy overcame the defending champions United States in the group and Great Britain, the national leader of the movement in recent years, in the semi-final.