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The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all five Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds. [1]
PARIS − A determined United States wheelchair rugby team advanced to the gold-medal game at the 2024 Paralympics after defeating rival Great Britain 50-43 Sunday in the semifinals.
The team, nicknamed the Hawks, is controlled by USA Rugby League, the governing body for rugby league in the United States. Formed in 2022, the team made its debut at the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup finishing third in their group with one victory and two defeats.
Adam was a part of the United States national wheelchair rugby team lineups that won gold at the 2022 Americas Championship, silver at the 2022 World Championship, and gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games, making her the first American woman to win gold in the latter event.
Sarah Adam of Team USA in a wheelchair rugby match during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Summer Games at Champ de Mars Arena. “She has fit in perfectly,” co-team captain Chuck Aoki said. “There's ...
PARIS — U.S. wheelchair rugby team captain Chuck Aoki has been playing on the international stage since 2009. He was just 21 years old at his first Paralympic Games.
O'Neill represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in wheelchair rugby. As a result, Team USA automatically qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [2] On April 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [3] [4]
Japan won gold by defeating Team USA 48-41 in the wheelchair rugby final at the 2024 Paralympics on Monday.