<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/august/sarah-adam-world-wheelchair-rugby-championship.html" dsn="news"><title>SLU’s Sarah Adam Wins Gold at WWR World Championship</title><description>Sarah Adam, OTD, assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at Saint Louis University, is a world champion. Adam and her teammates with USA Wheelchair Rugby earned a gold medal at the 2026 World Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Team USA defeated Australia on Sunday, Aug. 23, in the championship final to earn the program its first world championship since 2010. </description><image>/-img/-newsfeeds/newsfeed-slu.svg</image><date>08/25/2026</date><tags><tag>Sarah Adam</tag><tag>Wheelchair Rugby</tag></tags></item>