Paralympic World Cup

Paralympic World Cup

The Paralympic World Cup is an international multi-sport event for Paralympic athletes, currently sponsored by VISA [cite web|url=http://www.visaeurope.com/pressandmedia/factsheets/visaparalympicworldcup.jsp| title=The Visa Paralympic World Cup] (ofter referred to as the VISA Paralympic World Cup). Established in 2005, they are organised by the International Paralympic Committee and the British Paralympic Association. The sports included in are athletics, swimming, track cycling and wheelchair basketball. The event is broadcasted by the BBC with international highlits available. [cite web| url=http://www.paralympicworldcup.com/about.htm |title=About the Paralympic World Cup]

The 2008 event was held in Manchester over a 5 day period.

References

External links

* [http://www.paralympicworldcup.com/ Official Website]


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