4 9 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁commission er ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Sto ke ▁Man dev ille ▁W heel ch air ▁Games , ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁games ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁and ▁included ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁participants ▁( 2 6 ), ▁and ▁few ▁events ▁( shot ▁put , ▁j avel in , ▁club ▁throw , ▁and ▁arch ery ). ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁wheel ch air ▁events ▁and ▁participants ▁grew ▁quickly . ▁W heel ch air ▁net ball ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Games . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁team . ▁This ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁Sto ke - Man dev ille ▁Games ▁( IS M G ), ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁ann ually ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁W heel ch air ▁basketball , ▁as ▁we ▁know ▁it ▁now , ▁was ▁first ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁International ▁Sto ke - Man dev ille ▁Games . ▁The ▁US ▁" Pan ▁Am ▁J ets " ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁tournament . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁present ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁International ▁Sto ke ▁Man dev ille ▁Games ▁Federation ▁( IS M G F ) ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁sub - section ▁for ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁IS M G F ▁was ▁the ▁world ▁gover