it made its debut as a medal sport at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics. Wheelchair rugby is a mixed-team sport for male and female athletes. Players compete in manual wheelchairs specifically designed for ...

The wheelchair rugby competition will be held from Thursday, August 29 to Monday, September 2 at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. At the Paralympic Games, there is one mixed-team tournament for ...

Adam made history as the first woman named to the USA Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team. Adam made her international debut at the Americas Championship in 2022, where the team won gold, and later that ...

Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a regulation-size ... Great Britain claimed a historic gold medal in Tokyo – their ...

Chuck Aoki, a four-time Paralympic rugby player and silver medal winner from the U.S., is a courageous leader who uses his platform to challenge societal perceptions regarding persons with ...

Reserved for members of the media. Japan defeats Team USA 48-41 ST. LOUIS — Team USA's Paralympic wheelchair rugby team kept their medal streak alive by winning the silver medal on Monday in Paris.

Below is a full breakdown of the top events and athletes to watch on Day 1. Though the United States has never failed to win a medal in wheelchair rugby at the Paralympics, it's been 16 years since ...

One local adaptive athlete is making the Paralympic journey for a third time in hopes of snagging a gold medal. Wheelchair rugby player Josh Wheeler has lived in Tucson for over 10 years and ...

PARIS--Practice makes perfect and the Japanese national wheelchair rugby players relied on their ... winning a gold medal at the Paralympics was a long-held dream. It took six Paralympics.

‘It shouldn’t be real’ – Jack Smith’s route to wheelchair rugby Paralympic gold‘It shouldn’t be real’ – Jack Smith’s route to wheelchair rugby Paralympic gold ...