India’s Sharath Gayakwad will be the first to tell you – a lot will be at stake on 18 October when the 2014 Asian Para Games kick off in Incheon, South Korea. more »
Incheon 2014 to be pivotal for Gayakwad
Van der Kulk’s date with destiny at Eindhoven
This article first appeared on Paralympic.org on July 2, 2014 Dutch world champion Marlou van der Kulk believes she is stronger than ever heading into August’s IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, after setting a new 200m individual medley SM14 world record in the first part of 2014. “I’ve improved myself, not only …
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USA upset Paralympic silver medallists Australia in Toronto
This article first appeared on Paralympic.org on June 21, 2014. The USA provided the biggest upset of the first day of competition at the 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Toronto, Canada, on Friday (20 June) defeating London 2012 silver medallist Australia, 68-52. In Pool A action, Rebecca Murray was dynamite for the Americans, tallying a …
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Ferguson aims for hometown success both on and off the court
This story first appeared on the 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships website on June 18, 2014. To read this story in french, click here. TORONTO — There’s a special feeling that comes with playing on home soil. The home-court advantage of the fans cheering you on can match nothing else that an athlete has ever …
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Norway’s Rung aims to make 2014 her best season ever
This article first appeared on Paralympic.org on June 13, 2014. Norway’s reigning four-time world champion Sarah Louise Rung has vowed to swim her fastest times ever at August’s 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, following a world record breaking start to 2014. “[My goal] would be to swim my best times so far in my …
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Young Chinese swimmers on the winning pace
Three swimmers. Between the three of them, a combined 12 Paralympic gold medals. The average age? 20 years old. more »
8 for 8: Canada preview
This article first appeared on Paralympic.org on Feb. 24, 2014. Link: http://www.paralympic.org/news/8-8-canada-preview It is pretty obvious when talking to Canada’s ice sledge hockey captain for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Greg Westlake, that above all else, he just wants to get the Games going. “It’s my third one and obviously we want to do a lot better than …
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At 17, Nikolay Terentyev may be Russia’s hockey spark
This article first appeared on Paralympic.org on Feb. 14, 2014. Link: http://www.paralympic.org/feature/17-nikolay-terentyev-may-be-russia-s-hockey-spark Every team has a star player. Someone that can stand out from the rest of the competition and be either an offensive threat, defensive stable or leader off the ice. Russia’s ice sledge hockey team has two forwards that fit the offensive bill. One …
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8 for 8: Norway preview
This article first appeared on Paralympic.org on Jan. 27, 2014. Link: http://www.paralympic.org/news/8-8-norway-preview If you’re looking for the model of consistency with a hint of dynasty, Norway’s ice sledge hockey team would be your pick going into the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. Ever since the birth of sledge hockey at the Paralympic level, Norway have medalled …
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Man-Gyun Yu quietly joining group of elite goaltenders
This article first appeared on Paralympic.org on Jan. 23, 2014. Link: http://www.paralympic.org/feature/man-gyun-yu-quietly-joining-group-elite-goaltenders Stopping rubber. That’s what South Korea’s Man-Gyun Yu has been doing a lot of lately for an ice sledge hockey team on the rise. The 41-year-old Yu started playing sledge hockey at the age of 32, after coming over from playing wheelchair basketball. He …
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