Australia were crowned Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby champions after their star player Ryley Batt produced a virtuoso performance at the Basketball Arena today.
Host Nation Great Britain survived a major scare at the Basketball Arena tonight as they kept their medal hopes in the Wheelchair Rugby competition alive, while there were also victories for Canada, Australia and the USA.
Gold-medal hopefuls Australia opened their campaign with a confident victory over Group B opponents Canada as the Wheelchair Rugby competition got under way on Day 7.
One of the hottest tickets on the Olympic Park, the Mixed Wheelchair Rugby competition got under way today - and judging by the crowd reaction, it’s set to live up to its billing
Great Britain captain Steve Brown has no doubt his team is ready to challenge strongly for a first Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby medal over the next five days.
The competition schedule for the London 2012 Paralympic Games Wheelchair Rugby competition has been confirmed, revealing exactly when the mixed teams with play one another in the preliminary rounds at the Basketball Arena on the Olympic Park in Stratford.
The World Championships serve as a selection event for the Paralympic Games, so all eight qualifiers for London 2012 are already known. Of those, four nations participated in the London International Invitational Wheelchair Rugby Tournament – the second test event for a Paralympic sport to be held at the Olympic Park.
