Liesl Tesch
The Australian women’s wheelchair basketball team have earned a berth at the 2012 Paralympic Games after defeating Korea in the final qualifying match at the Asia-Oceania Championships.
With four nations vying for the two qualification spots, it came down to the final two round games on Wednesday which saw Australia needing to beat Korea to progress, along with China who beat Japan.
The Gliders enjoyed a comfortable 84-11 victory over the Koreans after having failed to book their Games spot when they lost to Japan on Tuesday.
Australia progressed to Thursday’s championship final, where they will meet China with Japan and Korea will play-off for bronze.
Via Adelaide Now.