WHEELCHAIR RUGBY NEWS
Koblenz to hold draw for IWRF 2017 European Championship
The draw for this summer’s competition will take place on Monday 20 March and streamed live on Facebook.
![Jim Roberts of Great Britain in action at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170314103227735_GettyImages-607367602.jpg)
British wheelchair rugby team named for 2017 Euros
Seven return from the 2015 Championship winning team.
![David Willsie of Canada](/sites/default/files/images/170307114443192_David%2BWillsie.jpg)
Cote to coach Canadian wheelchair rugby
Patrick Cote will take over as head coach, while David Willsie will serve as assistant.
Motivation remains alive for Ryley Batt
The Australian wheelchair rugby team have won it all, and they are still hungry for more.
![IWRF logo](/sites/default/files/images/161025084427438_IWRF%2BLogo%2BLandscape%2B1%2BRGB.jpg)
New Zealand Wheel Blacks selling chairs
The used wheelchair rugby chairs would be ideal for nations looking to develop the sport in their countries.
![Wheelchair Rugby Denmark](/sites/default/files/images/170131084520738_Denmark%2Bwheelchair%2Brugby.jpg)
Jason Regier named Danish wheelchair rugby coach
The three-time Paralympic medallist will look to guide Denmark to a medal at the 2017 European Championships.
![Zak Madell of Canada in action during the Men's Wheelchair Rugby Bronze Medal match against Japan](/sites/default/files/images/170104121950533_Zak%2BMadell_Wheelchair%2Brugby_GettyImages-607530920.jpg)
The year ahead in wheelchair rugby
The European Division A Championship highlights the 2017 calendar.
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Ones to watch for 2017 for archery and wheelchair rugby announced
Eight archers and 10 wheelchair rugby players have been named as players to look out for in 2017.
![Kory Puderbaugh USA with the ball in the centre of the pitch. Mixed - Pool Phase Group B, Match 021. Wheelchair Rugby at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160918122434824_BB3-5655.jpg)
US wheelchair rugby coaching announcement
James Gumbert will return as head coach for his eleventh year.
![The USA's Chad Cohn competes during the wheelchair rugby match against France at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160916100105976_GettyImages-605727826.jpg)
US wheelchair rugby selection camp to take place
Players are vying for selection for the US team for the 2017 Americas Championship.
![Australia's Chris Bond pushes down the court as USA's Josh Brewer reaches for the ball](/sites/default/files/images/160918215616140_Bogetti-Smith_Rio%2BParalympics_Rugby%2B18_20160918_0022.jpg)
Wheelchair rugby: Five things learned from 2016
Tokyo 2020 might see a shuffle in the final medal standings. Find out what else emerged from this year.
IWRF announces 2017 European Championships
Koblenz, Germany, will host the top wheelchair rugby teams in Europe as they battle for the regional title.
![No. 29 Australia beat USA in thrilling Rio 2016 wheelchair rugby final](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/FGMtlBBi6HDQuXM0h7yDmBNYvoicbsI8_x05Rpodc_Q.jpg?itok=26FUxove)
No 29 Australia beat USA in Rio 2016 thriller
Events for the development of the sport took place in 2016, showing wheelchair rugby’s rapid growth.
![IWRF logo](/sites/default/files/images/161025084427438_IWRF%2BLogo%2BLandscape%2B1%2BRGB.jpg)
IWRF Conference and General Assembly concludes
Members of the global wheelchair rugby family attended the event in Frankfurt, Germany, on 14 November.
![Daisuke Ikezaki from Japan and USA's Josh Wheeler. Photo credit: CWSA/Kevin Bogetti-Smith.](/sites/default/files/images/160917083930318_Bogetti-Smith_Rio%2BParalympics_Rubgy_game%2B11_20160916_0070.jpg)
Daisuke Ikezaki reflects on Rio 2016 bronze medal
Japan made history at Rio 2016 by becoming the first Asian nation to win a wheelchair rugby medal at a Paralympic Games.
![A woman in wheelchair dances with her stand-up partner who is jumping](/sites/default/files/images/161030185058102_Slovakia.jpg)
Para sport in review: October 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during October.
![The USA’s Kory Puderbaug and Australian Jayden Warn](/sites/default/files/images/161024101752161_FotorCreated.jpg)
Warn, Puderbaugh reflect on Paralympic debuts
The youngest members on the Australian and US wheelchair rugby teams had a Games to remember at Rio 2016.
![IWRF logo](/sites/default/files/images/161025084427438_IWRF%2BLogo%2BLandscape%2B1%2BRGB.jpg)
Poland win gold at European B Championship
The wheelchair rugby event took place in Nottwil, Switzerland, between 3-9 October.
![Team Indonesia at the 2014 Asian Para Games](/sites/default/files/images/150722115028722_indonesia.jpg)
Indonesia wins TAFISA Wheelchair Rugby Cup
Five Asian nations took part in the competition, which was part of the 6th TAFISA World Sport for All Games.
![Gold medalist Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli of Malaysia celebrate on the podium](/sites/default/files/images/160911010233859_GettyImages-602234792.jpg)
Rio 2016: Top five surprises
From Malaysia claiming their first ever Paralympic golds to the all-British wheelchair tennis final, check out some of the biggest surprises at this year’s Paralympics.