Mitsubishi Real Estate 2023 World Wheel Rugby Asia Oceania Championship

The Mitsubishi Real Estate 2023 World Wheel Rugby Asia Oceania Championship will be taking place from June 29th to July 2nd at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Japan.

The 2023 Asia-Oceania Championship will be hosted by Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation and the competing teams will compete in what is a direct qualifier for the Paris Paralympic Games in 2024. The teams involved are Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Richard Allcroft, WWR President said: “It’s great to see wheelchair rugby returning to Japan after the unique experience of the Paralympic Games in 2021. The sport has been developing in the Asia region and it’s great to see some of our newer developing nations competing on the international stage.”

Kathy Newman WWR Head of Competitions added “I am pleased to see Japan hosting the 2023 WWR Asia Oceania Championship.  Japan has a rich history of hosting international events and we are looking forward to working with the Organizing Committee.  Japan has high standards hosting events and we are sure this event will meet our expectations”.

Which Teams Are Involved – 2023 WWR Asia Oceania Championship

In late May 2023, the organisers posted that the Thai team would no longer be attending the Mitsubishi Real Estate 2023 World Wheel Rugby Asia Oceania Championship.

This caused a change to the planned schedule but the confirmed teams are as follows:

WWR Ranking correct at the time of publishing

• #2 Australia
• #3 Japan
• #8 New Zealand
• #1 5South Korea

Mitsubishi Real Estate 2023 World Wheel Rugby Asia Oceania Championship Schedule

How To Watch the 2023 WWR Asia Oceania Championship

The organisers have said that there will be free streaming available:

• English streaming on World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR) official YouTube channel.
• Japanese streaming on Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation (JWRF) official YouTube channel.

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