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Pam Wilson, 66 years: Eldest athlete at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

March 29, 2022 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing , Community

At 66 years-young, Pam Wilson was the eldest Para athlete at Beijing 2022 and made her Paralympic debut for USA in wheelchair curling. "It's never too late to pick up a new hobby, or get your first gold medal." she said. She took up...

Paralympian legend Duane Kale values Paralympic's role in social change and inclusion

March 7, 2022 - Health and Wellbeing , Community

Raised in the sunny Hawkes Bay in New Zealand, Duane was an able bodied, competitive triathlete, until 1990 when his life changed. Having had a fall off his bike during a training session, he was put on heavy pain medication and advised to rest. 18...

Refund procedure for the Kansai 2021 World Masters Games

March 1, 2022 - Events , Community , News Kansai 2021

For those who have not processed refund procedure The World Masters Games 2021 Kansai has been postponed again due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection. Due to the repostponement of the Games, we have started the refund process from...

'Never too late': Older athletes are breaking records at the 2022 Beijing Olympics

February 16, 2022 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing , Community

German speed skater Claudia Pechstein smiled wide, out of breath, as she crossed the finish line of the women's 3000 meter race on Feb. 5. Pechstein, a long-time speed skater, looked ecstatic at her finish – which was dead last. She turns...

Seven-time Olympic medallist Manuela Di Centa values the medals she wins in life

January 26, 2022 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing , Community , News Lombardy 2024

For seven-time Olympic cross-country skiing medallist, Manuela Di Centa, the journey started in the middle of the woods on a mountain in Friuli Venezia Giulia Region. "I was 4 years old, and I ran through the snow. My dad prepared a pair of...