Wheelchair Rugby is played indoors on a regulation-size Basketball
court by teams of four, using a white ball identical in size and shape
to a volleyball. The object of the game is to carry the ball across the
opposition's goal line. Contact between wheelchairs is permitted, but
physical contact is outlawed. The result is a fast-moving sport that
requires plenty of skill and toughness from its competitors.



The Wheelchair Rugby tournament at London 2012 will feature eight teams
made up of both men and women -- it is a mixed sport -- who will begin
the competition in two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each
group will qualify for the semi-finals, and the semi-final winners will
then go head-to-head for the gold.