Amit Vigoda will start studying at the University of Texas at Arlington next season. The young Israeli player, who started his career in California has also had success representing his home country at the U22 European Championships. He will return stateside when the new academic year begins to further progress in basketball and education. Rollt.’s […]
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Interview with Mike Sheen: “The RGK brand is all about challenging the conventional, breaking down barriers and empowering people.”
Sunrise Medical recently announced the acquisition of the Spanish wheelchair manufacturer Oracing. Beside the British brand RGK, which is the official sponsor of Team Germany’s men since last year, another “wheelchair basketball brand” belongs to the Sunrise Medical portfolio. Reason enough to ask RGK’s general manager, Mike Sheen, why RGK respectively Sunrise Medical has taken […]
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Interview with Bailey Moody: “Every day I get stronger, faster, and smarter because I am working harder than I have ever worked before in order to accomplish my goal.”
Bailey Moody will start studying at The University of Alabama next season. The 18-year-old has had one of the fastest rises to the top of the wheelchair basketball world in recent years. She made her debut for Team USA at the World Championships in Hamburg two years ago. She has since gone on to win […]
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藤本怜央「どんな時も常に私の事を考え、治療優先を理解してくれたBG Baskets Hamburgに本当に感謝しています」
車椅子バスケットボール、ドイツ・ブンデスリーガ1部のプレイオフが、土曜日にスタート。 ティップオフ前、ハンブルク所属、日本代表センター藤本怜央選手に、パラリンピックに向けての準備、ハンブルクでの生活、そして2017年に受けた肘の手術の話を聞いた。 取材:市橋綾香
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Statements about the Euro and Champions League cancellation
Today at noon the IWBF Europe has cancelled all Euro- and Champions League events taking place on the weekend of March 12-15 due to the danger of Coronavirus. We asked the players how they see the situation.
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Interview with Joey Johnson: “If changes have to be made, they should be made post-Tokyo.”
The IPC/IWBF Paralympic classification code debate has been a topic of discussion that has had many wheelchair basketball athletes and fans searching for answers. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings recently spoke with 3x Paralympic gold medalist and all-round legend of the game, Joey Johnson to get his thoughts on the situation.
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Unsere Fragen und die Antworten des IPC & der IWBF | Our questions and the answers of the IPC & IWBF
Our questions and the answers of the IPC | Received on: 17. February 2020 On January 30th 2020 “The Telegraph” published an article concerning the potential exclusion of wheelchair basketball from the Paralympics in Tokyo. The IPC, however, released the official statement on the subject on January 31st. How does the IPC explain that order […]
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Interview with Ryan Martin: “It’s bigger than basketball.”
American wheelchair basketball player, Ryan Martin is setting up a wheelchair basketball programme at the City University of New York. He hopes that the programme at CUNY will be a major success in the US colligate division, much like Alabama and UTA. The New York Rollin’ Knicks guard spoke with Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings about the […]
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DERROTA CONTUNDENTE DEL ADAPTA EN MURCI
Los aragoneses cayeron por 71-32 El UCAM Murcia demostró que está más cerca de los de arriba que de los de abajo en el partido que murcianos y aragoneses disputaron en el Pabellón Infante de la capital pimentonera. Poca resistencia opusieron los zaragozanos ante un equipo que dominó todas las facetas del juego y que […]
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Interview with Rose Hollermann: “Team USA is looking to medal in Tokyo.”
The National Wheelchair Basketball Association have held their first Team USA women’s camp of 2020. 16 athletes made the first cut and will remain in the selection process until the final 12 have been selected for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Rose Hollermann has been a part of the USA senior women’s team for almost […]
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