World Wheelchair Rugby

Australia, Canada and Germany Qualify for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games!

On the final day of the 2024 WWR Paralympic Qualification Tournament, the final slots were still to play for.

The 1st & 2nd placement match was neck and neck throughout. Australia took the lead by 1 try in overtime, winning by 49-48 against Canada, repeating the result from the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup final in Paris last October. Both teams qualified for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.

The 3rd & 4th placement match was arguably the most important of the tournament, determining the last qualification slot for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. With 2 minutes to go in the first quarter, Brazil took an early lead over Germany, 13-11. The first quarter ended 17-16 to Brazil. In the 2nd quarter, Germany forced several turnovers and took the lead by 2 tries. The score was 28-26 with 2 minutes remaining. Half time score; Germany 32, Brazil 30. By the end of the third quarter, Germany had a strong lead of 6 tries, with the score at that stage 42-36. The game ended with the score 62 – 50, Germany defeated Brazil and earnt the final qualification slot for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Germany will compete again at the Paralympics; their last appearance was in Beijing in 2008.

As the Paralympic Qualification Tournament came to an end in Wellington, New Zealand, the 3 qualification slots for the 2024 Paris Paralympics were obtained by Australia, Canada and Germany. Overall placings at the event were:

1stAustralia
2ndCanada
3rdGermany
4thBrazil
5thNew Zealand
6thNetherlands
7thColombia
8thSwitzerland

With all the slots now determined, the teams qualified for the 2024 Paris Paralympics and how they qualified are:

FranceHost and 2023 European Championship Winners
Great Britain2nd place at the 2023 European Championship
Denmark 3rd place at the 2023 European Championship
Japan 2023 Asia Oceania Championship Winners
USA   2023 Parapan American Games Winners
Australia 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament Winners
Canada2nd place at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament
Germany3rd place at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament

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