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 (Equipo nacional España, la capitana)
Sonia Ruiz (Equipo nacional España, la capitana): “Después de 24 años sin participar en torneos intercontinentales es un orgullo y privilegio poder asistir al mundial de Hamburgo. Hemos trabajado duro para poder volver a un torneo de estas magnitudes y seguimos trabajando porque creemos en el nivel y talento de este equipo para mantenernos entre […]
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Rollt. International | Easter Tournament Wheelchair Basketball
In Blankenberge fand vom 30. März bis zum 1. April das Easter Tournament Wheelchair Basketball statt. In Belgien duellierten sich die Herren-Nationalmannschaften aus Großbritanninen, Japan, Belgien und den Niederlanden. Den Sieg im Kampf der fünf Nationen sicherten sich die verlustpunktfreien Briten, die u. a. mit dem Hannoveraner Joe Bestwick aufliefen. Bemerkenswert am Turniersieg der Herrschaften […]
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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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Team Germany | Testspiel-Termine Herren
Während sich Fans, Freunde und Familienmitglieder der Damen-Nationalmannschaft weiter in Geduld üben müssen, um in Erfahrung zu bringen, wann die Vize-Europameisterinnen wo auf heimischen Boden vor der WM in Erscheinung treten, sind die Herren der Schöpfung schon ein Stück weiter. Bundestrainer Nicolai Zeltinger wird bereits über das Osterwochenende seinen finalen Kader verkünden. Dem nicht genug, […]
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3 Fragen an Gregg Warburton: “Unser Ziel ist es immer, Gold zu gewinnen.”
Gregg Warburton ist eines der jungen Top-Talente der britischen Nationalmannschaft und hat es mit nur 19 Jahren bereits zu seinen ersten Paralympics geschafft. Wir sind uns sicher, dass wir in naher Zukunft noch mehr seiner außerordentlichen Performance sehen werden. Verpasst nicht, diesen großartigen Athleten bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Hamburg im August zu beobachten. Zwischen seinen […]
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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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