history was made Monday night at paris's chance to Mars Arena as Japan clinched its first ever gold medal in wheelchair rugby in a Relentless sport once known as murderball Japan surged ahead of the US at halftime and never looked back it was a tough night for the US who haven't secured gold in this High contact fast P game since 2008 with just 40 seconds to score each time they have the ball every second counts in wheelchair rugby The Clash of wheelchair ech goes through the arena as players fight to drive the ball through the goal posts the crowd was electric as fans from both Nations filled the stands decked out in Stars strength and the Rising Sun but in the end it was Japan's night congratulations to Japan on their historic victory