Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wheelchair rugby at the 2018 Invictus Games

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The Games are notable; but each individual sport is not. The routine coverage refers to the games as a whole and not each individual sport. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 22:34, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Also nominating:

:{{la|Sitting volleyball at the 2018 Invictus Games}}

There are a lot of templates on both pages which would become unused if these pages were to be deleted. Can they be discussed with this discussion? Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 22:37, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 06:06, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 06:06, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

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• Delete all per nom. While the Invictus Games are very worthwhile and notable, it's a non-professional competition and individual events have received little coverage. Nick-D (talk) 09:15, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
• Delete all per nom. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 10:01, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Thsmi002 (talk) 13:11, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

• Comment I've nominated the 16 Rugby templates for deletion at TfD already. power~enwiki (π, ν) 16:45, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
• Keep into 2018 Invictus Games. I'd suggest merging but the resulting main article might become unwieldy. The games are notable, so this is an appropriate place record results. Yes, it's a non-professional competition (although I'm not sure that message got through to the public) but the coverage and crowds were much greater than many expected, leaving the APC and the sports bodies with a great deal to to contemplate. The quality of the coverage (especially compared to that of the Winter Paralympics) has had an impact that will be felt for years to come. The crowds and public interest had the APC and the sports bodies contemplating the format of future events. So too did the amount of money raised. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:29, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

::The wheelchair rugby seems to have attracted widespread coverage in reliable sources [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/australia-goes-for-invictus-wheelchair-rugby-gold/news-story/3c2a451f6048263989e914ed823d67f9 Australian newspaper][http://video.defence.gov.au/play/5812# Australian Army][https://www.efe.com/efe/english/sports/australia-beats-uk-to-win-wheelchair-rugby-gold-at-invictus-games/50000266-3792483 UK news][https://www.2gb.com/a-beautiful-moment-at-the-invictus-games-had-the-whole-crowd-cheering/ Australian radio][http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/159fh7twJBksWRxhNL8vzJV/wheelchair-rugby BCC][https://www.smh.com.au/sport/invictus-games-haka-casts-its-spell-at-homebush-20181024-p50bqa.html Sydney Morning Herald][https://www.army.mil/article/212813/retired_soldiers_bring_love_of_wheelchair_rugby_to_invictus_games United States] Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:44, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

• Keep per Hawkeye7. Wheelchair rugby has always been one of the more prominent paralympic sports, so I'm not surprised that such sources exist. Other sources that I also found. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-24/invictus-wheelchair-rugby-contest-sees-player-score-awesome-try/10425418 ABC] [https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/108167588/rousing-haka-after-kiwi-wheelchair-rugby-player-george-nepata-wins-top-invictus-games-award stuff.co.nz] [https://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/newfoundland-veteran-oldest-competitor-at-invictus-games-254142/ Western Star from Newfoundland, Canada]. ---- Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 04:11, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

• Merge selectively to 2018 Invictus Games. While the Invictus Games are notable, this is not an elite sporting event, and I don't feel that this level of detail is justified. It doesn't really matter that this sport is one of the more prominent paralympic sports, because this isn't an article about the Paralympics. I would suggest that a table within the main article for the games showing the medallists (teams/nations, not individuals) in each event would be an appropriate level of detail to go to. --Michig (talk) 12:04, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
• Delete all again, per nom. Fact is Invictus Games only really notable in host countries. Had BBC prime time coverage in its first edition in London, but nothing since for future editions. Since the inaugural Games, not even highlights on BBC iPlayer in the UK, and Prince Harry is the Patron! I'd say not notable enough to warrant sport-by-sport breakdown. JamesMatthews01 (talk) 02:48, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

::Actually, there was a lot of coverage on the BBC this time. --Michig (talk) 07:09, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

• Comment. I don't have any particular opinion about keep vs delete. My only comment here is that if this is not going to be kept (as appears to be where this is going), a redirect to 2018 Invictus Games per WP:ATD would make sense. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:11, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
• Merge selectively to 2018 Invictus Games all items adequately referenced, since sources do exist although independent notability has not been established, then delete the text of this article and place the title on a Redirect. -The Gnome (talk) 12:48, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

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