The wheelchair rugby competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham, Alabama in United States. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]Wheelchair rugby competition made its debut as invitational sport of The World Games programme and also was the first paralympic sport at the World Games program. As happening at the Paralympics, wheelchair rugby is a mixed team sport for male and female quadriplegic athletes.[3]
| Wheelchair rugby at the 2022 World Games | |
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| Dates | 14–17 July 2022 |
| No. of events | 1 |
Participating nations
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Medal table
edit* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed tournament | Great Britain David Cowling Nick Cummins Sam Dickinson Kylie Grimes Daniel Kellett Myles Pearson Luke Wilson |
Japan Yuki Hasegawa Tomoaki Imai Kotaro Kishi Kae Kurahashi Seiya Norimatsu Takayuki Norimatsu Hitoshi Ogawa Hidefumi Wakayama |
Germany Florian Bongard Niklas Braschoss Britta Kripke Christian Riedel Peter Schreiner Thomas Schuwje Robert Teichmann |
References
edit- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Introduction to Wheelchair Rugby". iwrf.com. International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
Wheelchair Rugby is a mixed team sport for male and female quadriplegic athletes. Men and women compete on the same teams and in the same competitions.