Wheelchair Rugby

Full-contact Paralympic sport on a basketball court — carry the ball across the goal line in specially reinforced chairs.

👥4 per team🌤indoor

What is Wheelchair Rugby?

Wheelchair rugby (originally "murderball") is a mixed-gender, full-contact Paralympic team sport for athletes with impairment in all four limbs. Four-a-side teams play on a basketball court and score by carrying the ball across the opponents' goal line. Chair-on-chair contact is legal; players use custom reinforced chairs. A Paralympic sport since Sydney 2000.

Quick facts

Category

Ball Sports

Type

Team sport

Players

4 per team

Where played

indoor

Country of origin

🇨🇦 Canada

Estimated origin

1976, Winnipeg, Canada

Olympic

No

Popularity

major

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified