Jörg Leonhardt - One for All

He jumps out of airplanes from dizzying heights. He dives into the depths of the open sea. He shakes hands with celebrities such as Michael Ballack or Dirk Nowitzki. Jörg Leonhardt really is a jack-of-all-trades despite of or maybe due to a life-threatening car accident which has made him sit in a wheelchair. Jörg Leonhardt - One for All - read more

Higher, Faster, Further: Sport Extreme

Jumping over glaciers or defeating waves when kitsesurfing: the so-called extreme sports are a stormy affair. In addition, when the athlete is paraplegic, many a person is astonished. Some disabled people go the whole hog at sports. Higher, Faster, Further: Sport Extreme - read more

Tricycle driving: Paraplegic with New Technology World Champion

Every year amateur cyclists are astonished, how David Millar and Co. pedal at the Tour de France to sporty top performances. Less known are the FES-sports days, the achievements produced there are similarly impressive: At the end of June paraplegic people had the possibility to prove themselves in tricycle driving and paddling at Cardiff, UK.  Tricycle driving: Paraplegic with New Technology World Champion - read more

Paralympic Winter Sports: Hot Blades and Heavy Donuts

After the most successful Paralympic Summer Games of all times in 2008 athletes from around the world are already training for the next Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010. Biathlon, Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair curling are three of five paralympic winter sports in which athletes compete. Read how these sports have developed, when they became paralympic disciplines and how they work. Paralympic Winter Sports: Hot Blades and Heavy Donuts - read more

The Game with the Heavy Stone

The IXth Paralympic Winter Games will be held from 10 to 19 March 2006 in Torino. This year for the first time wheelchair curling will be one of the five paralympic disciplines. However, Germany does not participate yet in this field.  The Game with the Heavy Stone - read more

A Lay-up Taste for the European Championships

Germany’s national wheelchair basketball team wants to come out on top during the European Championships in Wetzlar at the end of august. Through the event it wishes more acknowledgment for the sport. There was a foretaste of the EC at the International wheelchair basketball tournament in Osnabruck during Pentecost.  A Lay-up Taste for the European Championships - read more

Handicap Zero

Anthony Netto swings the club, strikes out once, twice, after the third time, the 42mm-ball speeds over the driving range, as the area is called where golfers practise hitting golf balls. After a perfectly curved trajectory, the small white ball lands in the distance. Handicap Zero - read more

“Disabled People Should Not Sit at Home in Winter“ – Anke Hinrichs about an integrative winter action week

Snowshoeing, Snow tubing and building igloos: Since 2004 the German Alpine Association has been offering the action week “No Limits” for 12 able-bodied and disabled youths from all over Germany in the winterly Alps. The certified pedagogue Anke Hinrichs who is hampered and speech-impaired herself had the idea and runs the course. REHACARE.de talked with her about winter sport which can motivate. “Disabled People Should Not Sit at Home in Winter“ – Anke Hinrichs about an integrative winter action week - read more

More than just Ping-Pong

Snipping, spinning, smashing and chipping –table-tennis is rotation on every touch of the ball and is known as the fastest “backhanded sport” in the world.  More than just Ping-Pong - read more

Fitness on Wheels – Sports and Games for Paraplegic People

( Source: REHACARE.de )

[01/02/2004] Basketball and Golf are not out of bounds for wheelchair users – and many wheelchair athletes are even better than their walking counterparts. In most marathons, the fastest wheelchair drivers reach the target line 50 minutes earlier than the best runners.  Fitness on Wheels – Sports and Games for Paraplegic People - read more

Start Up into The Skies

Paraplegics can fly. Thoughts about freedom, independence and happiness do not belong into the world of dreams anymore. Not only whilst being within an airplane but also with hang gliders, paragliders and parachutes.  Start Up into The Skies - read more

Start Up into The Skies - Part 2

The second part of the article "Start Up into The Skies" Start Up into The Skies - Part 2 - read more

Nation with a Stick - Nordic Walking

As every saturday, they meet up in order to train within the huge park at the rococo castle in Bayreuth, Germany. After a few greeting words, Rudolf Ziegler begins with exercises in order to warm up. On first sight, none of the participants seem to be handicapped but nevertheless all of them are leg amputees. Nation with a Stick - Nordic Walking - read more

Nation with a Stick - Nordic Walking - Part 2

Second part of the article "Nation with a Stick - Nordic Walking Nation with a Stick - Nordic Walking - Part 2 - read more

Plenty of Possibilities: MS and Sport

Winston Churchill's popular excerpt "no sports" has lost relevance in the momentary fitness-society. Today, sport is associated with health, fun and convivial gatherings. But people suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) have only limited access to plenty of sport offers even though physical activities can have a positive effect on them. Plenty of Possibilities: MS and Sport - read more