Wheelchair Rugby

• Okotoks wheelchair rugby player prepares for Paralympics: ‘Really an honour’

  Zak Madell of Okotoks is getting ready to leave soon as part of the Team Canada wheelchair rugby team at the 2024 Paralympics.

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  Jul 18
  
• New Brunswick hosts Wheelchair Rugby Championships for first time

  There are currently two wheelchair rugby clubs operating in New Brunswick, one in Moncton and the other in Fredericton. There is also a provincial team.

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  May 7, 2023
  
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• WinSport launches adaptive wheelchair program

  Winsport launched its new adaptive sports program aimed at teaching people about wheelchair sports.

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  Apr 6, 2019
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• Edmonton woman granted permanent residency credits wheelchair rugby for recovery

  Dozens of “steel wheels” hit the court in Edmonton on Saturday for the Capital City Showdown, a wheelchair rugby tournament.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2017
• Rio 2016: Manitoba athletes to watch for during the Paralympic Games

  The 2016 Paralympic Games officially kicked off Wednesday in Rio, Brazil. Canada has 162 athletes competing in 19 sports, including two new ones: para-triathlon and para-canoe.

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  Sep 8, 2016
• 3-time B.C. Paralympian returns to rehab centre to encourage others with disabilities

  Thirty-two-year-old wheelchair rugby player Trevor Hirschfield is hoping to complete his medal set in Rio. The Vancouver Island native and two-time Paralympian won a bronze medal in Beijing, silver in London, but his sights are set on the ultimate prize when he travels to Brazil’s capital this Thursday to take part in the Paralympics. Ironically, Hirschfield never...

  Aug 30, 2016
• BC Paralympian wants his stolen wheelchair rugby wheels returned

  A B.C. Paralympian is desperate to get his wheelchair rugby wheels back.

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  Mar 24, 2016
• Pan Am Wheelchair Rugby final sold out weeks in advance

  The organizing committee says ticket sales are "robust" two weeks ahead of the event and the men's wheelchair rugby final is already sold out.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2015
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• Canada’s best wheelchair rugby players clash in Saskatoon

  Hundreds of athletes from across Canada are in Saskatoon competing at the National Wheelchair Rugby Championships at the University of Saskatchewan.

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  May 29, 2015