LONDON (Reuters) - Wheelchairs used as battering rams. Bone-jarring hits at speed. Humans in bumper cars scoring goals. Welcome to wheelchair rugby, or "murderball" as it was originally christened.
With eye-watering collisions and no prisoners taken, the sport got underway at the Paralympics on Wednesday with the United States, gold medal favourites and the world's top-ranked team, overcoming a valiant effort from Britain for a 56-44 win in the eight-team event.
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