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Two wheelchair rugby competitors vie for a ball during a match at the Paralympic Games Michel Euler / AP



Mason Symons of the United States and Mike Whitehead of Canada vie for the ball during the 2024 Paralympics wheelchair rugby match between United States and Canada on August 29, 2024, at the Champ de Mars Arena in Paris. Wheelchair rugby, also known as “murderball,” can offer some of the most physical and fierce competition in any arena.

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