Australia were crowned wheelchair rugby world champions, beating the United States in the final.disability and sports

The Australian Steelers defeated the United States in a thrilling final to become wheelchair rugby world champions. A cat-and-mouse match in Denmark saw him finish 58-55 in favor of Australia, offering some redemption after he lost by one point to Japan at the last world championships in Sydney four years ago. did.

Australia’s captain Chris Bond said, “We were canceled three months ago and now we are the best wheelchair rugby team in the world.” We were nervous, we knew we had to be patient, grit our teeth and keep pushing.”

Coach Brad Dubary described Sunday’s victory as “extremely satisfying” after missing out on a medal at last year’s Tokyo Paralympics.

“It’s been a difficult slogan for the whole team over the past few years,” he said. “To build this team and be successful in a tournament like this where so many teams have won is huge.”

Riley Butt, the team’s most-appeared player (who was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player), was delighted to heal from 2018 with a gold medal at the 2014 World Championships. did.

“I’ve been world champion before, but to be honest, this feels like a fairy tale,” he said. “It really hurt to lose at home in 2018. It really, really hurts. But coming back to win this World Championship is a testament to our character.”

Japan defeated Denmark 61-57 to win the bronze medal.