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 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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Interview with Joey Johnson: “But someday I may get back out there for some fun.”
Joey Johnson, a well-known player in the German league, retired from his active wheelchair basketball career in 2012. You want to know what he has been doing since then? No problem, here’s the interview with Joey about his career as an assistant coach and the upcoming world championship in Hamburg.
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Was macht eigentlich … Joey Johnson?
Interview mit Joey Johnson: “Ich freue mich schon sehr und kann es kaum erwarten, alle meine deutschen Freunde zu treffen.“ Joey Johnson, ein alter “RBBL-Bekannter”, hat seine aktive Rollstuhlbasketball-Karriere 2012 beendet. Ihr möchtet wissen, was er seitdem so getrieben hat? Kein Problem. Im Interview mit Annika Aul hat uns der Familienvater etwas über seine Karriere […]
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