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U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team training in Birmingham

This week, the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team is training at Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama.

The team is preparing for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London which begins on August 29^th.

The U.S. team is the defending world and Paralympic champions in wheelchair rugby.

They have defeated Australia for gold at both the 2010 World Championships in Great Britain, and at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

The 12 man roster:

• Chad Cohn – Tucson, AZ
• Scott Hogsett – Tempe, AZ
• Adam Scaturro – Lakewood, CO
• Joe Delagrave – Chandler, AZ
• Derrick Helton – Tucson, AZ
• Nick Springer – Phoenix, AZ
• Seth McBride – Portland, OR
• Andy Cohn – Coronado, CA
• Chuck Aoki – Tucson, AZ
• Will Groulx – Portland, OR
• Chance Summer – Denver, CO
• Delvin McMillian – Maylene, AL
• Josh Wheeler – Provo, UT