The amputee basketball team in wheelchairs in South Sudan's capital Juba hopes to use sports to end the stigma of disability and offer disabled players a chance to integrate with the society and live a normal life. This special basketball team is also a story of...
Recent Reports
Liverpool 2018: Ho Yuen Kei hangs with the best
16 August 2018 | Recent Reports
Hong Kong’s Ho Yuen Kei could break the male dominance of boccia at the 2018 World Championships, which are underway in Liverpool, Great Britain. The 24-year-old is the highest ranked female across all four classes, and do not count the world’s No. 4 BC3 player out of...
Participants from seven countries gain powerlifting knowledge
16 August 2018 | Recent Reports
Some great performances could be seen at the 2018 World Para Powerlifting African Championships, with even a world record being set. But apart from the competition, this event was an opportunity for many technical officials and coaches to learn more about the sport. A...
German swimmer eyes ‘home’ Paralympics at Tokyo 2020
16 August 2018 | Recent Reports
Naomi Maike Schnittger’s past and future share the same tattoo on her body. Three words written on her left arm mean two things; the place the German swimmer comes from and where she wants to be on the top of the podium in two years’ time. Made in Japan. “I have it...
Hamburg 2018: Marina Mohnen’s motivation
16 August 2018 | Recent Reports
After Paralympic heartbreak, Germany’s Marina Mohnen stopped playing wheelchair basketball. But with the 2018 World Championships coming on home soil, Mohnen was convinced to give the sport another go. “I took a break last year for the European Championships because...
Berlin 2018: Peter Genyn ready for return
16 August 2018 | Recent Reports
Just three months ago, Peter Genyn looked unstoppable. The Belgian wheelchair racer broke the 100m T51 world record not once, but three times in the space of one month. At the Nottwil Grand Prix in May Genyn became the first in his class to go under 20 seconds,...
Fresh skills energise Australia’s wheelchair basketball captain
16 August 2018 | Recent Reports
Shaun Norris has played the game for so long that he needed a new challenge, and Australian head coach Craig Friday gave him just that ahead of the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships that tip off Thursday (16 August) in Hamburg, Germany. Friday did...
The inspirers: Football volunteer guide helps physically challenged friend
16 August 2018 | Recent Reports
In Colombia's capital, two football teams split the city's allegiance. But with a little bit of teamwork, two opposing fans show how friendship and respect can win out. Jose Richard and Cesar Daza should be arch rivals. They passionately support Bogota's two opposing...
Zhang Haidi attends the First Global Disability Summit, makes a keynote speech
7 August 2018 | Newsletters, Press Releases, Recent Reports
Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International, attended the first Global Disability Summit and made a keynote speech on July 24, 2018, in London, UK. She noted that since she took over as president, with the support from the Chinese government,...
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