PHOTOS Beyond disability

Wheelchair rugby players compete for the ball in a match between South Chungcheong Province and North Gyeongsang Province at a gymnasium in Eunpyeong, Seoul, Tuesday. The 39th annual National Sports Festival for the Disabled began on Tuesday, with 9,000 participants, including athletes and their guardians. They will compete in 30 sports at 34 venues in Seoul over five days. North Gyeongsang Province won the rugby game 69-11. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Wheelchair rugby players vie for the ball. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Players compete for the ball. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

It's a tough game ― a player flips on to his side. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

A game manager helps the player up. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

A player smiles with his tongue out. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk