French
DeutschWorld Wheelchair Rugby
| Formation | 1993, 2010 |
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| Type | Sport federation |
| Location |
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Secretary General | Eron Main |
President | Richard Allcroft |
Key people | Board - Juan Pablo Salazar Salamanca, Gail Hamamoto, Seonh Sin Han, Martin Richard, Steve Loader, Shae Graham |
| Website | [1] |
World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair rugby.
Value - To be a world leader in para sport
Mission - growing and supporting the wheelchair rugby family
WWR is a volunteer-run organisation that supervises the international competitions and development of wheelchair rugby.
It was created in 1993 as a sport section of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF). (The ISMWSF is known as the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) since 2005). WWR became an independent sport federation on 1 January 2010.[1]
WWR puts on a number of international wheelchair rugby competitions such as the WWR European Championship, WWR Americas Championship, WWR Asia/Oceania Championship, Rugbymania, and more every year.
See also
[edit]- Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
- IWRF Americas Championship
- IWRF European Championship
- IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
- International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS)
References
[edit]- ^ About the Sport, Official site of World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR)
External links
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