Hiroaki Kozai is one of the key players of the Japanese wheelchair basketball national team. While he recently played the Champions League Final Four with the RSV Lahn-Dill and will soon be preparing for the World Championship in Hamburg, he took the time to answer the Rollt. editorial team a few questions.
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#Zadonk: The elite class of wheelchair basketball presents itself in Hamburg
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is warming up and getting ready for the 2018 wheelchair basketball World Championships. edel-optics.de Arena will host the four best club teams in Europe on May 4th and 5th in anticipation of the sports highlight, which will take place in Hamburg from August 16th to 26th. CD Ilunion […]
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | Sonia Ruiz (Captain of the Spanish national team)
Sonia Ruiz (Captain of the Spanish national team): “After 24 years without participating in intercontinental tournaments, it is a pride and privilege to be able to attend the Word Championship in Hamburg. We have worked hard to return to a tournament of these magnitudes and we continue working because we believe in the level and […]
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What was the role of a low pointer in years past as compared to now, Vanessa Erskine?
“The role of a low pointer has definitely changed since 15+ years ago. I have only been playing basketball for 6 years but even in these 6 years, you can really see the evolution of the role. More and more low pointers are becoming scoring threats on offense as well as still being able to […]
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#RolltisZadonkingyou | Carina de Rooij & Robin Poggenwisch
Carina de Rooij (Women National Team Netherlands): „I’m looking forward to participate in the World Championships again. It is the biggest event in wheelchair basketball and is THE place where we want to show the results of all our training sessions. After Rio the team has been transforming and we have been building our team […]
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Interview with Terry Bywater: “The World Championships will be great in Germany.”
The British national player Terry Bywater is a legend and an institution. The family man played five Paralympic games, four World and nine European Championships for Great Britain. In our interview Terry talked about the upcoming Champions League final in Hamburg, the Spanish league and his biggest sport moments.
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3 Questions to Gregg Warburton: “Our goal as always is gold.”
Gregg Warburton is one of the young top talents of the GB national squad and made it to his first Paralympics at the age of only 19 years. We are sure, that we will see a lot more of his outstanding performance in the near future. Make sure to watch this great athlete at the […]
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#RolltisZadonkingyou: South Korean international Dong Gil Yang about the upcoming world championships in Hamburg
Dong Gil Yang: „It has been my dream to be a representative player for wheelchair basketball since I started this sport. Korea achieved 6th place in 2014 Incheon World Championships, which was a great result despite Korea doesn’t have many players and teams. It was more than just a figure of number to us and […]
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Interview with Phil Robinson | Wheelchair Basketball Performance Officer (Northern Ireland)
Phil Robinson (Wheelchair Basketball Performance Officer | Northern Ireland) is talking about disability sports and wheelchair basketball in Northern Ireland, the Irish League and the national and international objectives.
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#RolltisZadonkingyou: British internationals Helen Freeman & George Bates about the upcoming world championships in Hamburg
Helen Freeman (Co-Captain GB Women’s Team): “It’s important for me to represent Great Britain because it’s a nation that has given me so much. As a team we’re on a journey to be as successful as possible in Hamburg and it makes me really proud to know the work that’s going in towards that. To […]
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