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Australia's wheelchair rugby team has won the World Cup gold medal in Paris.
"International Wheelchair Rugby Cup champions, that has a nice ring to it," coach Brad Dubberley said.
"Absolutely everyone jumped in and contributed to this win.
"From the athletes, coaching staff, team management and all of our support staff here, it's a huge team win for our whole program."
The world champion Steelers broke a four-year victory drought against Japan 52-48 in the semifinal before outclassing Canada in the final.
It is the first time World Rugby and World Wheelchair Rugby have hosted twin competitions.
The Wheelchair World Cup was also a test event for next year's Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Australia will now prepare for the Paralympics as gold medal favourite after missing out on a medal at Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021).
"[It's] a strong confidence boost for the games," National performance director Paul Kiteley said.
"The team understands that there is still plenty of hard work ahead but a very positive feeling amongst the group that we are on track.
"The coaching staff did an outstanding job and were able to identify and practice some key tactical aspects that were very effective against our opponents."
The Aussies last year won the world championships in Denmark by beating the United States in the final, with Ryley Batt named the tournament MVP.
Batt was at his best in the gold medal match in Paris this morning, despite carrying a minor shoulder injury.
Captain Chris Bond was also dominant.
Bond, 37, has declared next year's Paralympics will be his last: Batt, 34, has not yet decided his future beyond Paris 2024.
After a tight first half, with only one point the difference, Australia created a comfortable lead over the Canadians.
The final score was 53-48.
Australia had begun the tournament with a 48-49 loss to Canada.
Wins over Great Britain and Denmark qualified the Steelers for the semis.
The Aussie squad featured debutant Beau Vernon, a former high-profile country football coach.
The full squad was Chris Bond (captain), Ryley Batt, Brayden Foxley-Conolly, Jayden Warn, Shae Graham, Ella Sabljak, Andrew Edmondson, Beau Vernon, Michael Ozanne, Ben Fawcett. Coach — Brad Dubberley.
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