Wheelchair rugby smashes stereotypes at the Paralympics
American captain Joe Delagrave was asked to explain wheelchair rugby. Anyone who has seen the famous 2005 documentary film “Murderball” knows about the sport: constant mayhem that distracts from the fact that these athletes have spinal cord injuries, they're missing arms and legs, and they're strapped into wheelchairs that resemble battered bumper cars. “It literally smashes stereotypes,” Delagrave said.
American captain Joe Delagrave was asked to explain wheelchair rugby. Anyone who has seen the famous 2005 documentary film “Murderball” knows about the sport: constant mayhem that distracts from the fact that these athletes have spinal cord injuries, they're missing arms and legs, and they're strapped into wheelchairs that resemble battered bumper cars. “It literally smashes stereotypes,” Delagrave said.