Wheelchair Rugby is one of seven sports to have lost appeals against UK Sport funding cuts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic cycle.
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Archery, goalball, fencing, table tennis, weightlifting and badminton have also had appeals rejected.
However, powerlifting was successful in its appeal to UK Sport.
REACTION
A sad day. Heartbreaking decision for GB Wheelchair Rugby @GBWRNews @DavidPondGBWR https://t.co/xjK4jfHo9N
— Suzy Christopher ⚓ (@whatsuzydid) February 20, 2017
@BBCSport @bbcouch this is a big mstake wheelchair rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the world GB should have a team
— Ben Brown (@Brown1977Ben) February 20, 2017
Hugely disappointed and upset. Terrible decision. Hopefully the #rugbyfamily can come together to fix this #savegbwr https://t.co/qGkiSQSxwu
— Ross Morrison (@RMorrisonGBWR) February 20, 2017