United States Quad Rugby Association
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The United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA) is a non-profit organization
and the governing body for wheelchair rugby
in the United States
. The organization represents the United States in IWRF
and the national wheelchair rugby team
in the United States Paralympic Committee. The USQRA's President is Gary Pate.
The organization is responsible for the selection and training of the team that represent the United States in international tournaments, including the IWRF World Championships
and Games of the Paralympiad
and the qualifiers
therefor, as well as for the promotion of the sport amongst prospective players, spectators, and fans.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
and the governing body for wheelchair rugby
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....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The organization represents the United States in IWRF
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation
The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair rugby.The IWRF is a volunteer-run organization that supervises the international competitions and development of wheelchair rugby....
and the national wheelchair rugby team
United States national wheelchair rugby team
The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States of America in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all three Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.-2004...
in the United States Paralympic Committee. The USQRA's President is Gary Pate.
The organization is responsible for the selection and training of the team that represent the United States in international tournaments, including the IWRF World Championships
World Wheelchair Rugby Championships
World Wheelchair Rugby Championships is an international wheelchair rugby competition contested by the national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation , the sport's global governing body....
and Games of the Paralympiad
Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1996. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 2000 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then...
and the qualifiers
IWRF Americas Championship
The 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...
therefor, as well as for the promotion of the sport amongst prospective players, spectators, and fans.