Para Badminton Contagious In Papua New Guinea

Badminton Oceania’s disability consultant Ian Bridge has just completed another visit to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to deliver coaching sessions for PNG’s growing Para badminton team. Ian was impressed to see several new athletes join the regular Para athletes attending 3 x weekly Inclusive GymBad sessions.  Inclusive GymBad is part of Team Up –…

Medals A Bonus For Oceania Special Olympic Athletes

Special Olympics World Games 2023 Berlin have just come to an end, completing nine days of competition across 26 sporting codes. The Special Olympics World Games are the world’s largest inclusive sporting event, a celebration promoting more recognition and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics is a worldwide organisation that supports five million athletes,…

Behind the scenes with Danny Ten – Para badminton player and Inclusive GymBad leader

Meet Danny Ten, a Papua New Guinean national Para badminton athlete who is actively promoting disability inclusion through the sport of badminton. As a coach with Badminton Papua New Guinea (PNG), Danny helps to deliver the Inclusive GymBad program, supported by Team Up, which uses a modified version of badminton and gymnastics to help remove barriers…

Australian parliamentarians visit Inclusive GymBad – PNG

On Tuesday 6 December 2022, six Australian parliamentarians visited Port Moresby to engage with and experience projects supported by the Australian Government. The contingent included an eclectic mix of influential leaders who represent a diverse portfolio of advocacy topics across sports, human rights, health and working with people with disabilities, including: Senator the Hon Sue…