Wheelchair Sports
By Raquel Simons, Thu Dec 8th

There are many sports which have recently become adaptable forindividuals who are confined to wheelchairs. Individuals who arequadriplegic and paraplegic can continue to participate insports, win championships and even take home Olympic metals.Wheelchair sports have come a long way, especially in the pastfew years and almost all sports have become adaptable towheelchairs. Here explained are some of the most popularwheelchair sports and some not-so-popular (but just as fun)sports which you may not have known about before reading thisarticle.

Basketball Basketball, perhaps the most popularwheelchair sport, was the first sport of its kind to beintroduced in the 1940’s. Wheelchair basketball is a highlydeveloped sport and is practiced both for fun and professionallyon elite, competitive levels. There are wheelchair basketballleagues for men, women and children to enjoy.

Hockey The most popular form of wheelchair hockey iscalled sledge hockey. Individuals are placed on a sled withskate blades and use mini sticks as opposed to the larger formsof hockey sticks. Sledge hockey allows disabled individuals toparticipate in and experience the wonderful game of hockey.

Rugby

Rugby is one of the more physical, fast-paced wheelchair sportsthat has the potential to become very intense. The rules differquite a bit from the actual game of rugby, however the sport hasbeen adapted quite well for disabled individuals.

Tennis

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Other Sports and Activities

There are a number of other sports that are available forindividuals with disabilities. Some of the other less-popular(but just as fun) sports and activities include waterskiing,tubing, bowling, billiards and hang gliding.

About the author:Raquel Simons has done a lot of research on wheelchairs and actsas a freelance writer for http://www.thewheelchairsite.com – a site that offers information onwheelchairs, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs for children and more.

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