International Paralympic Committee2d
HISTORY OF WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
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 ...
‘Murderball' is for women, too: How Sarah Adam became the first woman on the US Paralympic wheelchair rugby team
After her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, the former occupational therapist took on a new role: Paralympics competitor.
The Washington Post23d
They call it ‘murderball.’ Wheelchair rugby isn’t for the faint of heart.
The sport is relatively young but fast-growing, and the competition to win gold in the Paris Paralympics is expected to be tight. Morris reported this story from Team USA’s wheelchair rugby ...
All Eyes Were on the Paralympics This Summer, But Where Is the Progress?
Three pro athletes speak on the astronomical costs of their adaptive equipment, and how insurance and health care have not ...
NBC Chicago23d
Team USA's Sarah Adam makes history in wheelchair rugby at Paralympics
It's the first day of competition at the Paris Paralympics, and Sarah Adam has already made history for Team USA. Adam became the first American woman to score a wheelchair rugby goal at the ...
Japan defeats USA to win wheelchair rugby gold at Paris Paralympics
Japan won gold by defeating Team USA 48-41 in the wheelchair rugby final at the 2024 Paralympics on Monday. The victory ...
KOAT Albuquerque21d
At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby
The Lake Shore Foundation, *** home to the wheelchair rugby training camp. The final training camp before this team USA team heads out to Paris for the Paralympics. That's right, an incredible ...
NBC New York1mon
‘Murderball' is for women, too: How Sarah Adam became the first woman on the US Paralympic wheelchair rugby team
There was no need to defend Sarah Adam on the court, at least not in the eyes of her opponents. Competing in her first wheelchair rugby competition, she was an unknown, she was inexperienced, and ...
NBC Bay Area1mon
‘Murderball' is for women, too: How Sarah Adam became the first woman on the US Paralympic wheelchair rugby team
Adam quickly showed her opponents why, years later in 2024, she would go on to become the first woman to represent Team USA at the Paralympics in wheelchair rugby, a sport so physical it is ...