Team USA - Para Bowling
Team members for the Para Bowling World Championships will be selected by the National Selection Committee from the submitted applications, which will be accepted through Sept. 30. The committee is planning to select up to three men and three women to compete in Hong Kong. All competitors must qualify within the TPB8, TPB9 or TPB10 classifications. According to IBF, TPB8 wheelchair athletes must play the sport in a wheelchair and are not allowed to stand up while throwing the ball. TPB9 athletes are without a lower limb, and TPB10 are without an upper limb. All athletes would bowl from a wheelchair. Those selected to compete will receive a paid entry into the events, airfare, lodging and official uniforms.
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2022 and 2023 Para Bowling Team USA (from left): Mark Shepherd, George Holscher, Jennifer Hooten, Emma “Toodie” Perry, Stacy Sanders, Eddy Hutchens and David Nelson Jr. (not pictured - Debra Freed)
2021 Para Bowling Team USA (from left): Eddy Hutchens, Franktown, Colorado; Emma "Toodie" Perry, Bakersfield, California; Debra Freed, Framingham, Massachusetts; Shawn Beam, Burleson, Texas