International Wheelchair Rugby Federation
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The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair rugby
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The IWRF is a volunteer-run organization 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). The IWRF became an independent sport federation on January 1, 2010.
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
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The IWRF is a volunteer-run organization 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
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation is an international sports organization that governs sports for athletes with a disability....
(IWAS) since 2005). The IWRF became an independent sport federation on January 1, 2010.
See also
- Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
- IWRF Americas ChampionshipIWRF Americas ChampionshipThe IWRF Americas Championship or IWRF Americas Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Americas wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the Americas zone...
- IWRF European ChampionshipIWRF European ChampionshipThe IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the European wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
- IWRF Asia-Oceania ChampionshipIWRF Asia-Oceania ChampionshipThe IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Asian-Oceanian wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
- International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports FederationInternational Wheelchair and Amputee Sports FederationThe International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation is an international sports organization that governs sports for athletes with a disability....
(IWAS)