instance_of wheelchair rugby at the 2004 summer paralympics
Wheelchair ___MASK70___ at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from ___MASK39___ 19 to ___MASK39___ 25 . Teams from eight countries participated in the competition , with a total of 89 athletes taking part . While wheelchair rugby was designated a mixed sport , with both men and women eligible to participate in the competition , no female athletes took part . New Zealand ' s victory in the gold ___MASK68___ game represented the first time that a country from outside North America had won a Paralympics or World Championships title in the sport . The wheelchair rugby competition in Athens was featured in the 2005 documentary film Murderball . A multi - ___MASK60___ ___MASK21___ is an organized sports ___MASK21___ , often held over multiple days , featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from ( mostly ) nation states . The first major , modern , multi - ___MASK60___ ___MASK21___ of international significance is the modern Olympic Games . Wheelchair ___MASK70___ ( originally murderball , and known as quad ___MASK70___ in the United States ) is a ___MASK11___ sport for athletes with a disability . It is practised in over twenty - five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport . Greece (' ), officially the Hellenic ___MASK59___ ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . Greece ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as of 2015 . Athens is the nation ' s ___MASK20___ and largest ___MASK80___ , followed by Thessaloniki . The 2004 Summer Paralympics , the twelfth ___MASK17___ , were a major international multi - sport ___MASK21___ for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee , held in Athens , Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004 . 3 , 806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed . 519 medal events were held in 19 sports . Athens (" Athína " ) is the ___MASK20___ and largest ___MASK80___ of Greece . Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded history spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical Athens was a powerful ___MASK80___ - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct ___MASK80___ prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens . A centre for the arts , learning and philosophy , ___MASK2___ of Plato ' s Academy and Aristotle ' s Lyceum , it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy , largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European ___MASK3___ , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , Athens was ranked the world ' s 29th richest ___MASK80___ by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . The International Paralympic ___MASK45___ ( IPC ) is an international non - ___MASK64___ organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement . The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports . Founded on 22 September 1989 in Düsseldorf , Germany , its mission is " To enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world ". Furthermore , the IPC wants to promote the Paralympic values and to create sport opportunities for all persons with a disability , from beginner to elite level . The ___MASK17___ or the Games of the Paralympiad , are an international multi - sport ___MASK21___ , where athletes with physical disabilities compete . This includes athletes with mobility disabilities , amputations , blindness , and cerebral palsy . The Paralympic Games are held every four years , organized by the International Paralympic Committee . Medals are awarded in each ___MASK21___ , with gold medals for first place , silver for second and bronze for third , a tradition that the Olympic Games started in 1904 .