Paralympics wheelchair rugby: Schedule, rules, classifications and GB squad at Paris 2024

Image source, Getty ImagesPublished23 August 2024Key informationDates: 29 August-2 SeptemberVenue: Champ-de-Mars ArenaGold medals on offer: OneWhat are the rules of wheelchair rugby?Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a regulation-size basketball court by teams of four, using a white ball that is identical in size and shape to a volleyball. Teams are mixed, with men and women both competing in the same team.A match consists of four eight-minute quarters and the team scoring the greatest number of goals wins. If teams are level at the end of regulation play, it goes to a three-minute overtime period.To score, an athlete must cross the opposing team's goalline in firm control of the ball. Two wheels must cross the goalline for a score to count.Athletes must dribble or pass the ball every 10 seconds with failure to do so resulting in the referee handing possession of the ball over to the opposing team.Contact between wheelchairs is permitted and forms an integral part of the game. Howev...