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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Kyle Marsh: Da ist mehr als nur Basketball
Die britische Nationalmannschaft gilt aktuell als das beste Team der Welt. Die heimische Liga jedoch zieht kaum Spieler an. Kyle Marsh (30) spielt seit 2014 für Albacete in Spanien. Hauptberuflich. Ein Schritt, der ihn zu einem besseren Spieler machte. Aber auch zu einem anderen Menschen.
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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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Wellspect/Sunrise Medical: Blumen für Mütter und Omas der deutschen Rollstuhlbasketball-Nationalmannschaft
Gemeinsame Überraschungsaktion von Wellspect Healthcare und Sunrise Medical | Der offiziellen Verkündung der Partnerschaft zwischen Sunrise Medical und Wellspect Healthcare Mitte März ließen die beiden Medizintechnik-Unternehmen nun erste Taten folgen. Die beiden Sponsoren der Rollstuhlbasketball-Nationalmannschaft überraschten die Mütter und Omas der Nationalspieler mit Blumensträußen.
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Lockdown questions | Gaz Choudhry (BSR AMIAB Albacete), Jake Williams (RSB Thuringia Bulls) & Terry Bywater (CD Ilunion Madrid)
The ongoing global pandemic has caused the entire world to go into lockdown and has effectively cancelled all sports events from going ahead for the time being. The lockdown has left many of wheelchair basketball’s premier athletes stranded in different countries during this time. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with several top players from GB and […]
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Lockdown questions | James MacSorley & Rose Hollermann (ADM Econy BSR ACE Gran Canaria)
The ongoing global pandemic has caused the entire world to go into lockdown and has effectively cancelled all sports events from going ahead for the time being. The lockdown has left many of wheelchair basketball’s premier athletes stranded in different countries during this time. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with several top players from GB and […]
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Lockdown questions | Brian Bell (RSV Lahn-Dill) & Matt Scott (RSB Thuringia Bulls)
The ongoing global pandemic has caused the entire world to go into lockdown and has effectively cancelled all sports events from going ahead for the time being. The lockdown has left many of wheelchair basketball’s premier athletes stranded in different countries during this time. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with several top players from GB and […]
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Interview with Becca Murray: “I always say that people should do what makes them happy”
Becca Murray has recently retired from the international level of wheelchair basketball. The 2x Paralympic Gold Medallist and all-round GOAT of the game spoke with Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings to give an in-depth insight into her era-defining career.
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U22-Nationalmannschaft könnte für einen Neuanfang der “Jo-Jo”-Nation Portugal sorgen
Der ehemalige ECMC-Champion soll wieder langfristig zu den Besten gehören.
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