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VR Wheelchair Basketball Game Created To Raise Paralympic Awareness

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 […]

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Toyota Motorsport Designs Sled For Paralympic Champion

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 […]

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Nissan-Designed Trike Powers Great Britain Paralympics Star David Stone MBE

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 […]

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