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The Wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan was the seventh edition of Wheelchair rugby as a Paralympic sport since its debut as a demonstration sport at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. The competition was hosted at the Yoyogi National Stadium and was held from 25 to 29 August 2021. [1] [2] [3]
Jack Dalziel Smith MBE (born 19 June 1991) in Stockton-on-Tees is a British wheelchair rugby athlete and member of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team where the team won the final on 29 August 2021 and received gold medals. [1] [2] He was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. [citation needed]
The Japan Para Sports Association and Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic organizers moved to cancel this month's wheelchair rugby test event on Tuesday due to the coronavirus outbreak. The ...
Four nations - United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain have appeared in every wheelchair rugby Paralympic tournament since its introduction. The 1996 tournament was considered a demonstration event, but unlike the Olympics, medals were awarded and counted in the main medals table.
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American captain Joe Delagrave was asked to explain wheelchair rugby. Anyone who has seen the famous 2005 documentary film “Murderball” knows about the sport: constant mayhem that distracts ...
The United States competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, ... Men's wheelchair rugby team: Wheelchair rugby: Men's tournament: 29 August Silver: Ben Goodrich:
Wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki made history alongside paratriathlete Melissa Stockwell as the first duo to lead the Paralympics. Making history: Aoki, 30, and Stockwell, 41, were voted to be ...