France will host the IWBF Europe Women's Under-24 Championships ©IWBF Europe

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe have announced that France will host this year's Women's Under-24 Championships.

The tournament will be staged by the French Handisport Federation.

It will be the fourth edition of the Championships.

Competition is scheduled to take place in Villenave d’Ornon, a suburb of Bordeaux.

Action will run for five days, with matches beginning on October 31.

The tournament is set to conclude on November 4.

The competition will serve as the European zone qualifying tournament for the Women's Under-25 World Championships.

The IWBF welcomed bids to host these World Championships in March.

Countries will need to submit bids by May 30 to be considered.