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	1999 World Wheelchair Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		593 athletes from 41 countries competed in the 1999 World wheelchair Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.
		The 1999 Games provided elite competition for wheelchair athletes in a wide range of sports, focusing on Paralympic qualifying opportunities for athletes aiming for participation in wheelchair events in Sydney.
		This was the first year the games have been held outside England and it provided an excellent opportunity for the athletes to compete in world class competition in the southern hemisphere before the Paralympic Games are held in Sydney in the year 2000.
	www.eventnz.co.nz /wwgames (156 words)

	About the Sport of Wheelchair Rugby
		Wheelchair Rugby was invented in 1977 in Winnipeg, Canada, by a group of quadriplegic athletes who were looking for an alternative to Wheelchair Basketball.
		Wheelchair Rugby first appeared at the World Wheelchair Games in 1990 as an exhibition event.
		The Paralympics are the second largest sporting event in the world, and are held every four years in the same city and venues as the Olympics.
	www.iwrf.com /history.htm (883 words)

	Wheelchair Rugby
		Wheelchair Rugby is a combination of the pace, regulations and skills required in Basketball and Rugby.
		The games are held on a basketball ground, and the ball used is similar to the one used in Volleyball.
		The athletes are assessed as to their balance and the mobility of the upper part of their body (trunk), the handling of the ball (passing, receiving, dribbling) and the use of the competition wheelchair (fast forward volition, stopping, changing direction).
	www.tswaa.com /wheelchair_rugby.htm (273 words)

	World Wheelchair and Amputee Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Wheelchair and Amputee Games, formerly known as the Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games, the Stoke Mandeville Games, and the World Wheelchair Games, are a multi-sport, multi-disability athletic competition for athletes with a disability.
		The Games were originally held in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who organized a sporting competition involving World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries at the rehabilitation hospital in Stoke Mandeville, England.
		The first IWAS World Wheelchair and Amputee Games were held in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Wheelchair_Games (301 words)

	Wheelchair rugby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1990, Wheelchair Rugby first appeared at the World Wheelchair Games as an exhibition event, and in 1993 the sport was recognised as an official international sport for athletes with a disability by the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF).
		Wheelchair rugby appeared as a demonstration sport at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, and was granted full medal status at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia.
		Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a hardwood court of the same dimensions as a regulation basketball court — 28 metres long by 15 metres wide.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wheelchair_Rugby (1673 words)

	National Veterans Wheelchair Games
		He was interviewed for the "Daily News", competed in five events and earned a silver medal in the Motorized Rally and a bronze in Table Tennis in class IC Masters.
		Although the Games is for all veterans who use a wheelchair, it has a special mission to introduce the Novice participant to the many sports and recreational activities which, perhaps, they didn't think they could do because of their disability.
		The mentoring and camaraderie among the athletes with their shared experiences in war and in peacetime make the Games especially meaningful for these veterans, and the reason that the "veteran" Veterans come back year after year.
	www.nepva.org /docs/NEPVAVetgames2004.htm (1015 words)

	Philadelphia Eagles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sponsored by Magee Rehabilitation Hospital and the Philadelphia Eagles, the Magee Eagles fell to the California Quake, 38-35, in the championship game.
		Wheelchair rugby is an exciting contact sport played on a regulation basketball court.
		Wheelchair rugby is poised to become the next extreme sport.
	www.philadelphiaeagles.com /fanzone/commRelationsDetail.jsp?id=16226 (2080 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Olympic-style games for athletes with a disability were organised for the first time in Rome in 1960.
		Since the Salt Lake 2002 Games, one organising committee is responsible for hosting both the Olympic and the Paralympic Games.
		The IPC organises, supervises and coordinates the Paralympic Games and other multi-disability sports competitions at elite level, of which the most important are world and regional championships.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/paralympic/index_uk.asp (544 words)

	The Bulls WRC... Home Pages of The Bulls Wheelchair Rugby Club
		Wheelchair Rugby, or Murderball, is the fastes growing wheelchair sport and is the only full contact quad sport in the world
		The first Wheelchair Rugby World Championships were held in Notwil, Switzerland, in 1995, with eight team’s competiting.
		Wheelchair Rugby is currently actively played in twenty countries and is under development in at least eight more.
	www.thebullswrc.com (890 words)

	Professional Tournaments - Covered on-line by Billiards Digest Interactive
		Calderone, president of the National Wheelchair Poolplayers Association, was the first ever wheelchair player to participate in the able-bodied WPA Championships.
		The games were a precursor to the Wheelchair Olympics, and Calderone's win entitled him to take one of the wild-card positions for the WPA Championships.
		Since Calderone is the first wheelchair player in the event, many of the international fans and audiences will get a glimpse of the athletes he represents for the first time.
	www.billiardsdigest.com /mainevent/wpa99/wups/wu10626.htm (443 words)

	The Hindu : Transcending disability
		Going to the national games from 1984, he participated in the international games for the physically challenged - World Wheelchair Games - in 1996 in which 162 countries participated and achieved the 17th position.
		In the present games where he won the third place in javelin, 43 countries participated.
		He wants to participate in the Olympic Games and since he got the money for sports he would be using it for the same purpose.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2004/05/22/stories/2004052209620200.htm (430 words)

	Western Pa. duo headed to Wheelchair Games
		Hantz's 31.52-meter discus throw at Oklahoma qualified him for the Paralympics, though his personal-best of 32.86 would have earned him a bronze at the 2002 World Wheelchair Games, he said.
		He played in the pep band at Nittany Lions basketball games, which is where Terri Lucas first spotted him racing home one winter night a few years ago and drafted him for the wheelchair sports she directs at Penn State.
		Her first competition after that was the junior championships in Seattle, and "she realized how much ground she had lost," her father-coach said.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/other/20031024wheel1024ap3.asp (581 words)

	Paralympics
		The Paralympics are the second-largest sports competition in the world, after the Olympics; the 2000 Summer Games included 3,843 athletes from 123 nations.
		The first Paralympic Games took place in Rome, a week after the 1960 Summer Olympic Games were held there.
		The Paralympics have continued to grow, and the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul were once again held in the same venues as the Olympics.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/paralympics.html (581 words)

	National Veterans Wheelchair Games Come to Minneapolis
		This year marks the 25th year of the event, which has grown to become the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world.
		The Wheelchair Games, presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), are open to all U.S. military veterans who use wheelchairs for sports competition due to spinal cord injuries, certain neurological conditions, amputations or other mobility impairments.
		For more information about the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, or to follow events as they happen, visit the Games website at www.wheelchairgames.org.
	www.military.com /MilitaryReport/0,12914,68418,00.html (125 words)

	Bad Sports: USOC & Paralympics
		When the National Wheelchair Athletic Association announced that its 1984 World Wheelchair Games would not be held in the U.S. that summer as scheduled, because the World Wheelchair Games Corporation had failed to raise the needed funds in time, it was a wake-up call.
		Instead of the separate wheelchair games that year, two wheelchair exhibition events made it into the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles: the women's 800-meter event and the men's 1,500-meter event.
		For the 1992 Games in Barcelona, there were a lot of these kinds of joint sponsorships, she said.
	www.raggededgemagazine.com /0999/a0999cov.htm (2096 words)

	Quad Rugby/Story - 2005 World Wheelchair & Amputee Games - /2005
		All of the hotels and venues for the World Wheelchair Games are equipped with these sketchy white ramps, except one.
		Dennis, the Wheelchair Sports USA honcho, is outside yelling at Brazilian volunteers in English, wondering why they hell they don't understand him.
		The game was back and forth for much of the first half, with the Stars forcing a couple of turnovers in the second quarter, putting Canada on the defense.
	www.quadrugby.com /25-26/stories/rio05.htm (1202 words)

	Kids Sports & Fitness Advice \| Coaching Tips \| Wheelchair Sports \| Exercise Equipment \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Thousands of people in wheelchairs in North America and around the world participate in dozens of different sports including basketball, rugby, racquetball, cycling, ice hockey, swimming and tennis.
		In fact, many of the world's best wheelchair athletes will be competing at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece in September, 2004.
		By getting involved in wheelchair sports, you'll be able to stay in shape and meet other athletes and friends.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p4795.htm (319 words)

	Ohio Wheelchair Games - Division of Physical Therapy
		The Ohio Wheelchair Games takes place every spring and include events such as track & field, slalom, swimming, weightlifting, archery, table tennis, bowling, and target shooting.
		The Ohio Wheelchair Games serves as a qualifying meet for other regional, national or international competitions.
		Physical Therapy students attend the Wheelchair Games committee meetings, meet participating athletes at their sports club practices, serve as event coordinators and learn how to rate the level of disability for competition level classification.
	amp.osu.edu /pt/2906.cfm (179 words)

	The County Press
		Even though he was an athlete before being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, it has taken lots of hard work and time to increase his physical strength and develop better technique in his events from a wheelchair.
		Brown, who is ranked seventh in the world in the javelin, in the top 15 in the shot put, and top 25 in the discus, said his aspirations for the World Games are high, and it comes from more than his athletic prowess.
		While Brown is in his final weeks of preparation for the World Games, he is not forgetting about others with disabilities.
	www.countypress.com /stories/081505/spo_20050815003.shtml (653 words)

	Welcome to Sports N' Spokes
		She was seated in a sleek racing wheelchair set against a background of cheering Olympic fans, complete with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) logo and stamp; this was official licensed merchandise of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC).
		The first world wheelchair games, the Paralympics, were in Rome in 1960 and featured paralyzed wheelchair athletes.
		For paraplegic wheelchair athletes who know the history of Paralympics, the explanation on official Paralympic Web sites and on the backs of Becky® doll packages must leave a bitter realization that recognition for disabled athletes is being won on the shoulders of paralyzed wheelchair athletes.
	www.pvamagazines.com /sns/magazine/article.php?art=473 (681 words)

	Timms happy to be competing - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		She was born with spina bifida, a birth defect which results from the failure of the spine to close properly during pregnancy.
		Confined to a wheelchair with no use of her lower extremities, Timms turned to wheelchair racing.
		At age 3, she watched the wheelchair athletes on television and told her parents she wanted to race.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_161585.html (559 words)

	WheelchairNet: The History of Wheelchairs and future developments
		The developments in the wheelchair probably led to the development of the bicycle.
		Assessment of geometric and mechanical parameters in wheelchair seating: a variability study.
		Ultralight wheelchairs significantly improved the efficiency of propulsion in paraplegics and tetraplegics
	www.wheelchairnet.org /WCN_WCU/SlideLectures/Sawatzky/WC_history.html (786 words)

	Welcome to Sports N' Spokes
		A member of the University of Illinois (U of I) Varsity Women’s swim team, she is a junior at the school, where she is majoring in speech and hearing science and plans to become a speech pathologist.
		She won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle, setting a new world record (5:32:33).
		He won a gold medal at the 1999 World Wheelchair Games in New Zealand, where he was team captain.
	www.sportsnspokes.com /sns/magazine/article.php?art=439 (466 words)

	2006 National Veterans Wheelchair Games
		The 27th National Veterans Wheelchair Games head to Milwaukee June 19-23, 2007.
		On the shores of Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee area will be a wonderful setting for the Games since recreation and sports are so prominent in the local lifestyle.
		Events:Competitive events at the Wheelchair Games include swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, archery, air guns, basketball, softball, quad rugby, bowling, handcycling, wheelchair slalom, power soccer, a motorized wheelchair rally, track and field.
	www.va.gov /vetevent/nvwg/2006v2/default.cfm (402 words)

	Trips & Travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		October 1999 World Wheelchair Games, Christchurch New Zealand
		December 2001 Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship, Christchurch New Zealand
		May 2002 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~alh26/trips.html (214 words)

	2006 Wheelchair Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Open to veterans with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities that require use of a wheelchair, the Games promote rehabilitation, wellness and camaraderie through intense athletic competition.
		The local organizing committee (LOC) is currently seeking community volunteers and sponsors to open their doors and their hearts to the more than 600 expected athletes â“ heroes â“ whose spirit, determination and athleticism will inspire the entire community.
		The LOC is available to speak to any organization or company regarding the Games.
	www.wheelchairgamesanchorage.net (193 words)

	Magee Rehabilitation - Local Resident Wins Gold Medal at the 2005 World Wheelchair Games in Rio de Janeiro
		“I was very proud and honored to represent my country at the World Wheelchair Games.
		I have been training hard for several years hoping to get a chance to play for Team USA, and I know that I’ll be a contender for the National Team for years to come.”
		Nanayakkara is a member of the Magee Eagles wheelchair rugby team, sponsored by Magee Rehabilitation Hospital and the Philadelphia Eagles.
	www.mageerehab.org /news/article11514.html (536 words)

	San Diego Wheelchair Athletic Association - Media (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Wheelchair rugby, also known as quad rugby, is inspirational, too – only in a slightly different way.
		The audience was also treated to two new Southern California wheelchair athletes, Mike DeYoung and "R.J." who will be representing US National Quad Rugby team for the World Wheelchair games in Rio De Janero.
		Jaymee and her photographer captured some awesome video of a "pickup" game in Ocenside, CA.
	www.sdwaa.org /media.htm (644 words)

	New Zealand's Many World-Beaters
		Bernie Portenski, who on 14 Feb 2004 cut 8 seconds off the world 54-years 5,000-metre track record with 18 min 17.47sec; not by any means her first record of that sort;
		and we have valued more than I can say his erudition which has marked him out as one of the outstanding jurists of the common law world; and we have valued also his long and broad experience, his humane and radical vision, his commitment and his youthful zest for the case in hand.
		We've enormously valued him as a colleague, never backward in forming or expressing opinions but never seeking to overbear or dominate as a man of lesser quality with his record of achievement might have been tempted to do.
	www.webspawner.com /users/robinp5 (865 words)

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