 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Administrator | International Wheelchair Rugby Federation |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| 3rd place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
The 2018 IWRF World Championship was the 7th international championship for wheelchair rugby. It was held in Sydney, Australia at the State Sports Centre and Genea Netball Centre in Sydney Olympic Park from August 5 to August 10. The tournament was won by Japan, their first title.[1]
The naming rights sponsor of the event was GIO. It was organised by Disability Sports Australia and the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation and was the biggest disability sporting event to be held in Sydney since the 2000 Paralympic Games. Matches were streamed.
- ^ Smales, Clayton (10 August 2018). "Japan edge Australian Steelers in pulsating wheelchair rugby final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2018.