The Asia Oceania representative of the IWBF Athlete Steering Committee, Australia’s Ella Sabljak has given the following statement to Rollt. encouraging international players to contact the committee and fill out the relevant surveys so that the committee can engage with the feedback of the community.
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Team Germany: „Lasst die Athlet*innen nicht für die Versäumnisse der IWBF büßen“
Statement der Herren des Team Germany Rollstuhlbasketball zum Reassessment, dem Klassifizierungsstreit zwischen dem Internationalen Paralympischen Komitee (IPC) und der International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
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Stellungnahme der Rollstuhlbasketballer*innen | Statement by Wheelchair Basketball Athletes
Stellungnahme der Rollstuhlbasketballer*innen: Drohender Verlust der Spielberechtigung für die Paralympischen Spiele – Athlet*innen werden mitten in eine Auseinandersetzung zwischen IPC und IWBF zu Governance-Fragen gezerrt
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Interview with Tim Frick: “They need to get the sponsors on board to put pressure on the various organisations.”
Tim Frick was the Canadian Women’s National Team Head Coach for almost twenty years, from the early nineties through 2009. He has continued his life in sport as a Canadian classifier at the domestic level. Canada’s John Loeppky spoke to Tim about the current classification controversy and his views on the topic.
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Interview with George Bates: “I’m starting to realise this is a lot bigger than just my own case”
Following on from the statement he gave Rollt. a couple days ago, GB’s George Bates spoke at length with Dylan Cummings about the current situation.
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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 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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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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Kommentar zum IWBF-IPC-Zwist
Rollstuhlbasketball wird aus dem Programm der Paralympischen Spiele 2024 in Paris genommen – ein Traumzerstörer für alle Nachwuchsspieler. Rollstuhlbasketball in Tokio 2020 steht auf der Kippe – ein auf die Basketball-Welt losgelassener Unruhestifter und Beunruhiger ohne Gleichen. Die Presse berichtet über diese Themen, noch bevor das IPC die vorgenannten Informationen über eine offizielle Mitteilung kommuniziert. […]
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