Thinking of taking up a Quadriplegic or Paraplegic
wheelchair sport? Sites below have a vast range of sports for anyone suffering
from quadraplegia or paraplegia in a wheelchair. Quadriplegic Rugby, Paraplegic
Basket Ball and many other sports are all covered below. Please email
us if there is a site you would like added to this area.
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US/Canadian Based
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The Wheelchair Sports Worldwide Foundation
is the funding and marketing division of the International Stoke Mandeville
Wheelchair Sports Federation which provides services to over seventy
member nations. The Headquarters are located at Stoke Mandeville where
sport for people with spinal injuries began in 1945 after the Second
World War. |
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Wheelchair Sports, USA, has been directed
and developed by wheelchair athletes and wheelchair sports enthusiasts
themselves, individuals with a first-hand understanding to the values
of participation. |
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Wheelchair Rugby is the team sport for
tetraplegics, or anybody with an upper limb impairment. The game originated
in Canada when a group of tetraplegics decided to create a team sport
in which they could compete. In 1984 a demonstration match during
the Paralympic Games launched wheelchair rugby as an International
Sport. |
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The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association
(CWSA), founded in 1967, is a national sport organization representing
wheelchair athletes. It is an incorporated, not-for-profit,
organization recognized by Sport Canada. |
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The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation.
Clubs and results from the world of wheelchair rugby. |
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Wheelchair Rugby, aka, Quad Rugby is the
fastest growing wheelchair sport in the world today. It is a fast
paced team sport that is played indoors on a modified basketball court
by individuals who are quadraplegic, or have similar type disabilities. |
