Australia national wheelchair rugby team
Wheelchair rugby is a sport with national representation at the Paralympic games. It is not included at the Special Olympics or the Deaflympics.[1] The sport is one of the few contact sports available for wheelchair sport athletes. It has drawn large crowds at events such as the Paralympics. The sport uses a volleyball for the ball and combines elements of basketball, soccer and ice hockey. The game is played on a basketball sized court.[2]
References
- ^ Depauw, K. P., & Gavron, S. J. (2005). Disability sport. (p. 141) Lower Mitcham, South Australia: Human Kinetics Publishers.
- ^ Depauw, K. P., & Gavron, S. J. (2005). Disability sport. (p. 152) Lower Mitcham, South Australia: Human Kinetics Publishers.
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