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