The torch is lit and the games are in full swing down in Peru! Wheelchair rugby, para table tennis, and sitting volleyball kicked off prior to the Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games opening ceremonies with some preliminary matches on Thursday and Friday. Chile’s Tamara Leonell took home the first gold medal on Friday in table […]
The 2019 ParaPan-Am Games will be held in Lima, Peru from August 23rd to September 1st and will be the biggest ever! It will feature over 1800 athletes from 33 countries. Events will be held in 17 sports: athletics, badminton, boccia, cycling, blind and paralympic football (soccer), goalball, judo, powerlifting, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, table […]
This past week, Brazil hosted the APFC Americas Cup, which served as the Americas zone qualifying event for the 2021 FIPFA World Cup. Five national teams competed in the 2-day event: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the United States and Uruguay. The United States came in as the favorites due to their recent runner-up performance at the […]
Earlier this month, a group of family and I went to Chuckster’s in Hooksett, NH to play mini-golf. This is significant because I use a power wheelchair to get around, and until recently I didn’t know I could play mini-golf in my chair. There are two full, 18-hole courses at Chuckster’s, and one of them […]
2019 Wimbledon Wheelchair Tennis Champions Men’s Singles – Gustavo Fernandez Women’s Singles – Aniek Van Koot Men’s Doubles Joachim Gerard / Stefan Olsson Women’s Doubles – Aniek Van Koot / Diede de Groot Quad Singles – Dylan Alcott Quad Doubles – Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne [Update 7/14/19 – 10:20 AM EST] Gusti with the […]
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