Simanowski, Mester, and the women’s basketball team crowned “Athletes of the Year”.
Berlin (dpa) – Two-time world bicycle champion Natalie Simanowski and athlete Mathias Mester, who took the gold in the shot-put, discus-throwing, and javelin-throwing events at the world championships, were honored as “Otto Bock Athletes of the Year 2007” on Thursday at the “Night of the Stars – a festive evening for the Paralympics” in Berlin.