Wheelchair Sports Association (WSA) and Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) defended the titles of the second Turkish Airlines Engage Empowering League Wheelchair Basketball tournament on Saturday.

WSA overcame Nepal Spinal Cord Injury Sports Association (NSCISA) 20-13 at The British School court in the women’s final. TAC registered a narrow 40-38 victory over Jawalakhel Wheelchair Sports Club (JWSC) to claim men’s title.  

Yami Jhakri Magar and Jyoti Aryal of WSA won the MVP and highest scorer awards respectively in the women’s category. Dan Bahadur Tamang of WSA and Raju Katuwal of TAC were declared the MVP and highest scorer in men’s event. JWSC and Bodhisattvas won fair play awards in women’s and men’s sections respectively. 

The tournament, organized by Engage, featured six teams in men’s and four in women’s categories. All the matches were played only on Saturdays. The top two teams in either section after round robin league had made it to the finals. The tournament had begun on May 27.