United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program
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The United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program is the elite national team representing the U.S. in international wheelchair basketball competitions, including the Paralympic Games and World Championships.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program canonical | 2 |
| United States men’s national wheelchair basketball team | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1131798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program Context triple: [USA Basketball, governs, United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program]
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USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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B.
United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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C.
United States women's national basketball team
The United States women's national basketball team is the dominant international women's basketball squad representing the U.S., renowned for its multiple Olympic and FIBA World Cup gold medals and deep roster of WNBA stars.
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D.
United States men's national basketball team (youth)
The United States men's national youth basketball team is the junior-level national squad that represents the U.S. in international under-age basketball competitions and develops future stars for the senior national team.
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E.
United States men's national under-19 basketball team
The United States men's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-19 competitions, developing elite young players for future senior national team play.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program Target entity description: The United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program is the elite national team representing the U.S. in international wheelchair basketball competitions, including the Paralympic Games and World Championships.
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A.
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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B.
United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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C.
United States women's national basketball team
The United States women's national basketball team is the dominant international women's basketball squad representing the U.S., renowned for its multiple Olympic and FIBA World Cup gold medals and deep roster of WNBA stars.
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D.
United States men's national basketball team (youth)
The United States men's national youth basketball team is the junior-level national squad that represents the U.S. in international under-age basketball competitions and develops future stars for the senior national team.
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E.
United States men's national under-19 basketball team
The United States men's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-19 competitions, developing elite young players for future senior national team play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national wheelchair basketball team
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sports program ⓘ |
| affiliation | International Wheelchair Basketball Federation ⓘ |
| category | Paralympic national team ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | point-based player classification ⓘ |
| competition |
Paralympic Games
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Parapan American Games ⓘ World Championships ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline | 5-on-5 wheelchair basketball ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
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United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ⓘ |
| governingBodyRole | overseen by National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s High Performance program ⓘ |
| homeCountryCode |
USA
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linked to:
US
|
| level | elite ⓘ |
| playerEligibility | athletes with physical impairments affecting lower limbs ⓘ |
| purpose |
compete in international wheelchair basketball competitions
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represent the United States in men’s wheelchair basketball ⓘ |
| region |
Americas Zone
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linked to:
Americas
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| represents |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| representsInEvent |
Summer Paralympic Games
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linked to:
Paralympic Games
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| rulesBasedOn | FIBA basketball rules ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | national tryouts and training camps ⓘ |
| sport | wheelchair basketball ⓘ |
| teamColor |
blue
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red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| teamType | senior national team ⓘ |
| usesEquipment | sports wheelchairs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program Description of subject: The United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program is the elite national team representing the U.S. in international wheelchair basketball competitions, including the Paralympic Games and World Championships.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Wheelchair Basketball Association High Performance oversight body
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responsibleFor
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United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program
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National Wheelchair Basketball Association High Performance oversight body
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oversees
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United States men’s national wheelchair basketball team
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subject linked to:
overseen by National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s High Performance program
linked to: United States men’s national wheelchair basketball program