World Wheelchair Rugby ( WWR ) is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair rugby .
5-636: WWR is a volunteer-run organisation that supervises the international competitions and development of wheelchair rugby. It was created in 1993 as a sport section of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF). (The ISMWSF is known as the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) since 2005). WWR became an independent sport federation on 1 January 2010. This article about
10-605: A sports-related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation World Abilitysport (formerly the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation or IWAS ) is an international sports organisation that governs sports for athletes with physical impairments . It is a registered charity with its headquarters located at Aylesbury College in Buckinghamshire . It
15-631: Is the international governing body for the Paralympic sport of wheelchair fencing , as well as power hockey and Para dance sport . It also organizes the World Abilitysport Games , an event for Paralympic sports held outside of Summer Paralympic years. The International Stoke Mandeville Games were the forerunner of the Paralympic Games and followed the vision of their creator and founder, Ludwig Guttmann . IWAS
20-661: The Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) and IWAS approved a merger. In April 2023, the organization rebranded as World Abilitysport. In January 2024, it took over governance of wheelchair dancesport from the International Paralympic Committee . World Abilitysport serves as the international governing body for the Paralympic sport of wheelchair fencing . It also serves as
25-752: Was formed in 2005 following a merger of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF) (which was formerly known as the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD). ISOD had been founded by the International War Veterans Association in 1964. In November 2022 during an Extraordinary General Assembly,
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