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![Paralympics: USA wins Wheelchair Rugby gold [UPDATED]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/photos_large/2008/09/17/2008_beijing_paralympics_.gif)
PARALYMPICS - Wheelchair Rugby Wrap w/VIDEO
San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition —
... defeats China 58-32 (Seventh place match)
Japan was fast in offense and the match was effectively won after the team scored 17 goals in the first quarter for a six point lead. Shimakawa Shinichi had a game high 15 goals, while Tamura Manabu and Fujishima Shingo added 12 and nine respectively. On the China side, Chen Jun, Cheng Shuangmiao and Han Guifei combined for 32 of China's goals. They also added 18 assists.
Story from official event site. Source Link --- PARALYMPIC GAMES OFFICIAL SITE
USA Wins Murderball Gold
Uncommon Sportsman —
The United States wheelchair rugby team beat the Australian team yesterday at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Murderball has gotta be really empowering for the participants. For one thing, it's a sport that able bodied people watch and think, "that looks like a lot of fun", because, to be perfectly honest, it looks like bumper cars. Is that bad to say? For another thing, it really must be fun to use a wheelchair, which can be seen as something confining, as an instrument of destruction, or at the very least, ...
