The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation has confirmed the participation of six countries that will compete at the Wheelchair Rugby tournament at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham in Alabama, USA. Japan will be the only Asian representation.
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) President Richard Allcroft said “I’m proud to see the inclusion of wheelchair rugby into The World Games 2022. My thanks to the Organising Committee in Alabama, USA for pushing this initiative and to the International World Games Association for their innovative thinking in terms of inclusion.
It was important to us as the International Federation that we included a discipline of our sport that wasn’t in the Paralympic Games. This continues the ethos of The World Games.”
The six nations set to compete when the sport makes its debut at The World Games 2022 are:
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Japan
- Switzerland
In addition, the IWRF have put four countries on standby in case those already confirmed have to withdraw from The World Games; France, Sweden, Finland and Israel.
The Wheelchair Rugby discipline will be Low Point Wheelchair Rugby, a mixed-gender full-contact sport where athletes with impairment classes 0.5 (most severe), 1.0 and 1.5 take part, on a scale that goes up to 3.5.
Four athletes are allowed on the court total with a maximum of 3.5 points.
The World Games 2022 runs from 7–17 July 2022 and will feature 3,600 athletes from 34 sports and over 100 countries.
The 8 nations set to compete for wheelchair rugby Olympic glory at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics from 25-29 August 2021.
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