Although Chinese fencers dominated the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Fencing Championships at Terni in Italy it was Iraq who produced the performance of the week.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the global governing body of the sport. The court dimensions (28x15m) and basket height (10ft) for wheelchair basketball are the same as ...
Wheelchair tennis really took off in 1976. People in wheelchairs had played before. But it was only when disabled American Brad Parks first hit a tennis ball that he realised the potential of this new ...
The wheelchairs are suitable for anyone over the age of 5 and are available in a wide range of sizes, with fitted footrests as standard and free accessories such as leg elevators, cushions, and stump ...
The sport grew in the 1980s as France became the first country in Europe to put together a specific wheelchair tennis programme. The sport made its first appearance at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympics.
But the Classic 8s was the first time wheelchair tennis had appeared at a Grand Slam - a piece of scheduling that turbocharged the sport's development. Wheelchair tennis was only invented in the ...
Wheelchair rugby has taken the nation by storm during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, with the event ominously titled ...
London Roosters Wheelchair RL 38, Wigan Warriors Wheelchair RL 30 at full time, London Roosters Wheelchair RL win 38 - 30 Hull FC Wheelchair RL 62, Warrington Wolves Wheelchair RL 24 at full time ...
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