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RI announces landmark declaration in Beijing

By Wang Yanfang Intro: Zhang Haidi, president of Rehabilitation International (RI) and chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), together with four other RI executive committee members, issued the landmark Beijing Declaration at the opening...

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German swimmer eyes ‘home’ Paralympics at Tokyo 2020

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

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

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,...

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