Two shipping companies, Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) and its parent company, China Merchants Group (CMG), have donated custom wheelchairs to three of Sri Lanka's top wheelchair tennis players.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has welcomed the decision to hold a wheelchair competition at this year's US Open.
Organisers of the US Open tennis tournament have made a U-turn and announced wheelchair competitions will take place as part of the Grand Slam.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are backing a campaign by Australia's 10-time Grand Slam champion Dylan Alcott to get wheelchair tennis restored to the programme for this year's US Open in New York City, he has revealed.
Australian Dylan Alcott, a two time Paralympic champion has accused US Open organisers of "discrimination" after wheelchair tennis events were omitted from this year's edition of the Grand Slam tournament.
British wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley has said that she will be back on the court in July once anti-coronavirus restrictions ease.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the organisers of the four Grand Slams have joined forces to pledge more than $300,000 (£239,000/€269,000) to wheelchair tennis.
Former wheelchair tennis star Brad Parks admitted the sport has "achieved more" than he had thought possible.
Former world number one Sabine Ellerbrock has announced her retirement from wheelchair tennis at the age of 44.
Wheelchair tennis player Angélica Bernal has said she envisions a growth of the sport in her native Colombia, after running her own tennis school in the country for children and teenagers with disabilities.
Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has taken part in a ceremony to present some of the country's leading wheelchair tennis players with national master of sport certificates.
John Noakes of The Netherlands has been given the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) Brad Parks Award for 2020 due to his significant contribution to wheelchair tennis internationally.
Four countries have booked their places at the flagship wheelchair tennis team event, the World Team Cup.
British Paralympian Jordanne Whiley is set to retire after the Paralympics if she wins a singles medal in Tokyo to go with her two wheelchair doubles bronzes from London 2012 and Rio 2016.
Japanese star Shingo Kunieda equalled Esther Vergeer's record for Grand Slam wheelchair titles with victory over Gordon Reid of Britain in the men's singles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
LTA - Competition Product Co-ordinator - London, United Kingdom
The LTA’s vision is “Tennis Opened Up” and its mission is to make tennis Relevant, Accessible, Welcoming and Enjoyable. The aim of the LTA Competitions Team is to help support the growth of junior and adult competitions in order to increase the number of players competing. This role will focus on the day-to-day management, running and development of recreational competitions including but not limited to LTA Local Tennis League, Quorn Family Tennis Cup and LTA Team Challenge, with a key focus on the delivery of LTA Local Tennis Leagues.
As sports innovations go, the Albano system, used in rowing and canoeing, has proved remarkably enduring. David Owen tells the story behind its introduction at the Rome Olympics 60 years ago.
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