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'AIG SUNDAY' packed with 10,000 tennis fans

By hcfoo on  From hcfoo.com
The pre-tournament event at the AIG Sunday saw an attendance of about 10,000 tennis fans. The event saw the practice sessions of Kei Nishikori ( 錦織 圭) vs Go Soeda and Kimiko Date vs Ayumi Morita as well as exhibition doubles match between Takao Suzuki/Satoshi Iwabuchi vs David Ferrer/Tommy Robredo. The exhibition match between w orld No. 1 wheelchair tennis player (also Paralympic gold medallist ) Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida was also on schedule but it was canceled at the last minute due...Read Full Story

Disabled Japanese tennis star hopes to inspire

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Japan's Paralympic tennis champion Shingo Kunieda believes that his success can serve as an inspiration to other disabled people and encourage them to take up the sport. The 25-year-old told AFP that should Tokyo win the right to host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics it would also improve conditions for disabled people in Japan. Kunieda was speaking after a highly successful past fortnight which saw him win the French Open singles title to take him to a perfect record this year of 19...Read Full Story

Quick Guide on Wheelchair Sports and Popular Wheelchair Sports

By jackon001 on  From themlbjersey.com
Wheelchair sports were invented because the awareness that the rights of disabled people to play sports and participate in competitions have. Today, the Wheelchair Sports is very popular and people who are physically disabled and those affected can participate because of their mental disability. Most sports are adapted from the normal sports with some changes in the rules and regulations to accommodate wheelchair players. Wheelchair sports are also part of the international competition for...Read Full Story

Quick Guide on Wheelchair Sports and Popular Wheelchair Sports

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Wheelchair sports were invented because the awareness that even disabled people have rights to play sports and participate in competitions. Nowadays, wheelchair sports are very popular and people who are physically disabled and affected due to their intellectual disability can participate. Most of the sports are adapted from the normal sports with some modifications in the rules and regulations to accommodate wheelchair players. Wheelchair sports are also part of international competition for...Read Full Story

Tennis: Wheelchair tennis is fastest growing sport for disabled

By rbenvin on  From richbenvin.com
Annapolis tennis group Jaime Veracka, the founder of the 10-year old Annapolis Area Tennis School, is a passionate advocate of wheelchair tennis. Veracka is a certified tennis instructor who has worked with several wheelchair athletes over the last few years including Brenda Gilmore, a Prince Publication: Capital (Annapolis)Read Full Story
MIA from the 2012 AO: Defending men's wheelchair champ -- in singles and doubles -- Shingo Kunieda. What's the scoop? • Good catch. We're told he's out with a back injury following spinal surgery and then an (unrelated) elbow injury.  
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