Basketball Australia have recently announced the top 25 athletes that have made the first cut in the Aussie Rollers selection process for Tokyo 2021. These athletes will continue to fight for a place in the final 12 over the next year. In the press release, three-time Paralympic medallist, Shaun Norris was named as the captain […]
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Interview with Ian Sagar: “Lahn-Dill is the most prestigious wheelchair basketball club in the world.”
RSV Lahn-Dill has recently announced the signing of GB centre, Ian Sagar. He is set to make his debut in the RBBL next season after departing Italian side, SBS Bergamo. The Barnsley native has had an established career in the sport since he started playing in 2006. His most notable achievements thus far include his […]
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Joe Bestwick | “I’d like to help give a new impulse”
Player Joe Bestwick finished third at the Paralympics and became a European Champion with Team GB, as well as a Champions Cup Winner and German Champion four times with his former club RSV Lahn-Dill. Since the beginning of June, the RBBL-top-scorer who currently plays for Hannover United, now has a German Passport, too. This qualifies […]
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Interview with Joe Bestwick: “My family always encouraged me to keep going and keep working, regardless of the knock backs along the way.”
On June 18th, 2020, it was publicly revealed that Joe Bestwick was in the selection process to represent Team Germany at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games. Rollt. announced that he was one of the athletes ‘cleared’ by the IPC. The news came as a shocking but positive surprise to the majority of the wheelchair basketball […]
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Comment: Matt Scott’s Farewell
Matt Scott leaves RBBL for home. This is a big loss for the RBBL and a weakening of the Bulls squad.
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Interview with Janet Zeltinger: “I sincerely hope that the athletes that are under review will be eligible to compete in the Paralympics.”
As part of Rollt.’s continued coverage of the IPC classification situation, Janet Zeltinger (nee McLachlan) spoke with Dylan Cummings to discuss her thoughts on the current circumstances. Sport has always been an integral part of Zeltinger’s life as she has previously played able-bodied basketball and rugby. However, a severe knee injury that she suffered in […]
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Reader’s letter from Armand “Tip” Thiboutot | Is your disability acceptable to the IPC?
On June 18th, Wheelchair Basketball Canada announced that Canadian wheelchair basketball player, David Eng, was declared ineligible by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Previously, Eng had been deemed eligible to represent Canada in four Paralympics. He had been judged eligible in the USA. And, he had also been judged eligible by the governing body of […]
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Interview with Joey Johnson: “I hope that IPC and IWBF wake up and realise that this decision isn’t good for the game”
On June 18th, 2020, IWBF released a statement on the first set of decisions made by the IPC regarding the Eligibility Reassessment Process for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games. In the statement it was revealed that 75% of the 134 athletes under review had received a decision from the IPC regarding their eligibility for the […]
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Interview with Ella Sabljak: “It is incredibly important for athletes to be represented within a committee”
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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