Virtual reality has allowed people to have experiences never thought possible. It can help athletes and officials train. It can entertain and engage sports fans. It allows one person to experience the perspective of another. With that last point in mind, the IMG Studio recently launched a fully-immersive, virtual reality wheelchair basketball game. Created for […]
Andrea Eskau, a German Paralympic athlete, is the best in the world at what she does. Road cycling gold in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro along with biathlon and cross-country skiing gold in Sochi proves it. Over the last five years, Toyota Motorsport GmbH has played a crucial role in Eskau’s success. It designed the […]
LA 2024, the committee trying to bring the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics to Los Angeles, has announced a pledge to use eSports’ popularity and technology to try and connect youths to the Olympics. This pledge was made after Staples Center in Los Angeles hosted the 2016 League of Legends World Championship Finals in front on […]
Allison Jones, the United States’ flag bearer at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, said she was competing in memory of her late father, who died in a plane crash in July. The two-time gold medalist also honored her father’s legacy by designing new cycling equipment for physically disabled athletes. As a top Paralympic cyclist […]
Three-time Paralympic cycling gold medalist David Stone MBE of Great Britain is competing in Rio de Janeiro this week. Thanks to the engineers at Nissan’s Innovation Team, Stone will be using a brand new, re-developed trike. Nissan’s partnership with the British Paralympic Association has made this possible. Stone will ride the trike Friday in the […]
