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Team Sunrise is Unstoppable!

37 elite athletes from all over the world, competing in 12 sports, representing 15 countries, have united together as Team Sunrise! They are ready to raise the bar even higher and beat the impressive records of winning 17 medals (5 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze) in Rio Paralympics in 2016.

Always striving to be the best of the best, our athletes are already demonstrating their strength and ambition on their road to Tokyo! We are immensely proud and excited to share with you their exceptional performances in this season’s key tournaments, which just highlight again their determination, passion and achievement to #LIVEWITHOUTLIMITS. 

Congratulations to them, and we at Sunrise Medical, sincerely wish our TeamSunrise best of luck in Tokyo!

Wheelchair Tennis: Roland Garros, Paris (France)

24th May to 13th June 2021

Roland Garros, also called the French Open is the most important and prestigious clay tennis tournament and the second Grand Slam of the season.

Singles and Doubles Champion

Singles and Doubles Champion

Our Dutch TeamSunrise ambassador Diede de Groot won the title for Roland Garros Women’s Singles for the second time! Together with her partner Aniek van Koot, she also won the Roland Garros Women’s Doubles title.

Singles and Doubles Champion

Singles and Doubles Champion

Our TeamSunrise ambassador from the UK Alfie Hewett became the Roland Garros Singles champion for the third time! Together with Gordon Reid, also a TeamSunrise member, he won the Roland Garros Men's Doubles title.

Britain's Dominant Duo

Britain's Dominant Duo

Our TeamSunrise ambassadors from the UK, Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett are an unbeatable team! The duo claimed their sixth consecutive Grand Slam title with victory in the Roland Garros Men's Doubles final.

Para-cycling Road World Championships, Cascais (Portugal)

9th to 13th June 2021

One Silver and Two Bronze Medals

One Silver and Two Bronze Medals

Our German TeamSunrise ambassador Vico Merklein won a silver medal in Road Race and two bronze medals in Team Relay and Time Trial in his category at the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Portugal.

Three Silver Medals

Three Silver Medals

Our Spanish TeamSunrise ambassador Sergio Garrote won three silver medals in the Road Race, Time Trial and Team Relay events in the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Portugal.

UEC Paracycling European Championships, Upper Austria

UEC Paracycling European Championships, Upper Austria

3rd to 6th June 2021

European Champion
Our French TeamSunrise ambassador Joseph Fritsch won the Gold Medal at the UEC Paracycling European Championships in Austria, and became the European Champion in his category.

National Athletics Championship, Sevilla (Spain)

National Athletics Championship, Sevilla (Spain)

12th to 13th June 2021

Spanish Champion
Our Spanish TeamSunrise ambassador Rafael Botello had an excellent performance in the National Athletics Championship and became the Spanish Champion in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m races.

Discus Throw: Desert Challenge Games, Arizona (USA)

Discus Throw: Desert Challenge Games, Arizona (USA)

26th to 30th May 2021

New World Record
Our American TeamSunrise ambassador Cassie Mitchell set a new World record in the women's discus F51 at the Desert Challenge Games.

2nd Selective Training Phase of Athletics, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

2nd Selective Training Phase of Athletics, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

19th June 2021

New World Record
Our Brazilian TeamSunrise ambassador Beth Gomes surpassed its own previous mark and set a new world record in discus throw, in the F52 class, by throwing 16.92m on the first day of the 2nd Selective Training Phase of Athletics. The athlete is World Champion in the discipline and she has her place already guaranteed for Tokyo, but continues in her preparations in the search of a medal in the Paralympic Games!

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