Ella Sabljak has recently been announced as the Asia Oceania representative for IWBF’s newly formed Athlete Steering Committee. The 28-year-old has been a mainstay on the Aussie Gliders national team for several years now. She sat down with Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings to discuss her role within the committee.
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Interview with Abby Dunkin: “I wanted to develop my own game and be the best Abby Dunkin that I could be.”
Abby Dunkin has recently retired from wheelchair basketball. The 24-year-old won Gold in her Paralympic debut with Team USA at Rio 2016. She also became a dominant force within the NWBA Women’s Intercollegiate Division, winning two National Championships with the University of Texas at Arlington Lady Movin’ Mavs. She spoke with Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings to […]
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Lockdown questions | Gaz Choudhry (BSR AMIAB Albacete), Jake Williams (RSB Thuringia Bulls) & Terry Bywater (CD Ilunion Madrid)
The ongoing global pandemic has caused the entire world to go into lockdown and has effectively cancelled all sports events from going ahead for the time being. The lockdown has left many of wheelchair basketball’s premier athletes stranded in different countries during this time. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with several top players from GB and […]
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Lockdown questions | James MacSorley & Rose Hollermann (ADM Econy BSR ACE Gran Canaria)
The ongoing global pandemic has caused the entire world to go into lockdown and has effectively cancelled all sports events from going ahead for the time being. The lockdown has left many of wheelchair basketball’s premier athletes stranded in different countries during this time. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with several top players from GB and […]
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Lockdown questions | Brian Bell (RSV Lahn-Dill) & Matt Scott (RSB Thuringia Bulls)
The ongoing global pandemic has caused the entire world to go into lockdown and has effectively cancelled all sports events from going ahead for the time being. The lockdown has left many of wheelchair basketball’s premier athletes stranded in different countries during this time. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with several top players from GB and […]
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Portugal’s under 22 national team might be a fresh start for the nation
The step-by-step approach aims putting the one-time ECMC champion among the best in the long run.
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Three questions to Terry Bywater
What do you make of the postponement of the Paralympic Games? “It’s completely the right decision, it’s very difficult to take as an athlete but the safety of athletes, fans, staff and volunteers all have to be taken into consideration. Sport is my life but right now there are bigger things than sport and the […]
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Interview with Errol Marklein: “The Team Sunrise motto “ONE TEAM. ONE WILL.” takes hold and works.”
Errol Marklein, six-time Paralympics winner of 1988, Business Development Manager Sport for Europe and “head” of the #TeamSunrise, talks about the partnership with Team Germany, the cancellation of the Paralympics in Tokyo as well as the resulting effects on Team Sunrise and possible “loss of radiance” from existing partnerships.
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Player statements on the current Paralympics situation
During this troubling time lots of changes are expected to be made in the near future. There is a strong possibility that the Paralympics will be postponed due to this ongoing pandemic. National governing bodies have already came out and said that they will not send athletes to the Games unless it is postponed.
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Interview with Phil Pratt: “Hard work beats talent, when talent fails to work hard.”
GB captain, Phil Pratt has recently signed a sponsorship deal with RGK Wheelchairs. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with him to find out what made him decide to sign a deal with the well-established British company. He also discussed how the season is going as well as his preparations for Tokyo.
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