LIVE BROADCASTER ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 TOYOTA NATIONAL WHEELCHAIR AFL CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, 10 October 2022
Disability Sports Australia (DSA) has today announced Kayo Sports as the official streaming partner of the 2022 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championship to be held in Melbourne next month.
This announcement is a major boost to the sport of Wheelchair AFL with the National Championship returning after an almost three-year pandemic hiatus.
Delivered by DSA in partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL), the National Championship provides an opportunity for people with a physical disability, and those without disability, to participate together.
Kayo Sports will be streaming all Division 1 matches of the competition from Wednesday 23rd November and the Finals series of both Divisions on Friday, 25th November.
Matches will be streamed free via Kayo Freebies, with fans able to access the coverage via the Kayo Sports app or online www.kayosports.com.au/freebies. Kayo Freebies are free with no credit card details required to register or stream events.
Disability Sports Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Murray Elbourn said he is thrilled with this landmark announcement as it is a win for all involved in Wheelchair AFL.
Mr Elbourn said: “We are extremely proud to join forces with Kayo Sports to provide a platform to showcase the sport of Wheelchair AFL to a larger domestic audience. This makes watching the National Championship more accessible than ever before.
“This broadcast support will have an enormous impact to Wheelchair AFL in Australia and the future participation growth of the sport.”
Wheelchair AFL is a modified, all-inclusive game of Australian Rules Football which is played in a sports wheelchair.
The event will be hosted at the newly opened, state-of-the-art Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre in Greensborough, managed by Aligned Leisure.
The 2022 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championship is a free ticketed event that will be open to the public to watch and support.
The 2022 Wheelchair AFL National Championship is proudly supported by Toyota as the naming Rights sponsor, Australian Football League (AFL) AFL Victoria, the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Kayo Sports, and Aligned Leisure.
The event is also supported by B-Live Streaming, Nillumbik Shire Council, the Australian Sports Commission, and Disability Sport & Recreation.
2022 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championship
Dates: Tuesday 22 November to Friday 25 November.
Venue: Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre
44 Civic Dr, Greensborough VIC 3088
Stay up to date with the competition at the official event website:
https://www.wheelchairaflchampionship.au/
To get free tickets to the event, please visit the Facebook Event.
Media Contact:
Ayden Shaw
General Manager-Programs and Events
Disability Sports Australia
M: 0411 788 315
or
Max Reilly
Events and Communications Officer
Disability Sports Australia
M: 0478 159 118
Disability Sports Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which this event takes place, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present & emerging.
We extend this respect to the Aboriginal Elders of other communities and all First Nations peoples. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.
