THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF DEADA’S RUGS TO THE WORLD PARA BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 22. Abandoned by his mother at birth in 1994 due to his disability, then left to fend for himself at the young age of twelve years after the passing of his father in 2006, the Ivorian’s story is the true embodiment of resilience…
ELIZABETH MWESIGWA INSPIRES CHILDREN THROUGH PARA BADMINTON. The second African Para Badminton Championships 2022 kicked off earnestly at the famous Lugogo Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. The annual Championships started in 2018, but due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, it was deferred. ” The Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted our Para badminton tournament calendar, and we…
TURNING ATHLETES INTO SUPERSTARS AND CREATING LONG-LASTING BONDS AMONG ATHLETES. “I am a star.” Shouts the overjoyed Bakayoko Abiba, the SH6 Ivorian player.” “The BWF Female Participation Grant has changed my status in life.” “I never dreamt that one day in my life, I Bakayoko would ever board a plane.” She tells BCA Tv…
SPLENDID PERFORMANCE BY THE IVORIANS IN THE MIXED DOUBLES SL3-SU5 CLASS. The pairing of Deada Jean Yves Yao and Masere Junior Beda produced one of the exciting matches of the day. Pairing up for the first time, the duo faced the Spanish pair of J. Polo and Sandhez De Lechina in a three-game thriller…
7 YEARS ON, AND DR. KINGSLEY METU FROM NIGERIA IS STILL PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPING PARA BADMINTON IN AFRICA. The BWF Para badminton classification panel currently consists of 13 International classifiers under the able leadership of Dr. Shamsul Azhar Shah from Malaysia. A Para athlete himself, Dr. Shamsul has been very instrumental to the growth…
MARY NADINE, THE NEW AMBASSADOR HERALDING PARA BADMINTON IN THE MAROUA AREA OF CAMEROON. Despite traveling over 1000 km to attend the recently concluded BWF Level 1 coaching course in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Mary Nadine has yet again joined a group of BWF qualified coaches, sponsored by the BCA, to participate in this edition of the…
