On the opening day of play at the Finland Para Open in Lahti, the men’s singles wheelchair category events witnessed surprises; that policy continued on the second day of action, Saturday 10th September. Japan’s Masanori Uno, Frenchman François Geuljans and Slovakia’s Boris Travincek all emerged unexpected winners. Masanori Uno secured class 2 gold accounting for […]
China's Zhang Bian came from two games down and saved two match points
to defeat compatriot Pan Jiamin in an enthralling women's singles C5
final at the Paralympics here in Tokyo.
by Ian Marshall Somewhat controversially on winning the last point, he attempted to hurdle the court surrounds to greet his teammates; realizing that he was not in the same league as Javier Sotomayor he resorted to kicking over the offending barrier. Perhaps his antics could be compared with those of a more athletic Zhang Jike, […]