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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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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Interview with Errol Marklein: “The Team Sunrise motto “ONE TEAM. ONE WILL.” takes hold and works.”
Errol Marklein, six-time Paralympics winner of 1988, Business Development Manager Sport for Europe and “head” of the #TeamSunrise, talks about the partnership with Team Germany, the cancellation of the Paralympics in Tokyo as well as the resulting effects on Team Sunrise and possible “loss of radiance” from existing partnerships.
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„Wer mit dem Rolli eine Quarter hinunter fährt, der hat auch keine Angst vor Rampen am Supermarkt“
David Lebuser ist 27 Jahre, lebt in Dortmund und ist seit einem Unfall vor fünf Jahren querschnittsgelähmt. Heute ist er Deutschlands einziger professioneller Chairskater. Mit seinem speziell gefederten Rollstuhl rast David Rampen in Skateparks hinunter, fährt über Geländer und dreht sich auf einem Rad im Kreis. Sein Credo: „Wer mit dem Rolli eine Quarter hinunter […]
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