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BT Paralympic World Cup

Fixtures and the calendarPublished

25 - 31 May 2010

The BT Paralympic World Cup is the world’s largest annual multi-sport elite disability event and major international stars and a strong British contingent are expected. The competition will be staged in Manchester from 25 - 31 May, with over 400 competitors from over 31 countries scheduled to compete.

An empty railway platform lit at night
Downham Market station at night. The last train, not the final whistle, is what decides how an away evening ends. Photo: Lewis Collard · Attribution · via Wikimedia Commons

For the first time, this year a team challenge has been introduced which sees Great Britain take on teams from the Americas, Europe and the Rest of the World, with athletes competing for the overall BT Paralympic World Cup trophy.

Athletes will compete in four sports at world class competition venues in Manchester: Wheelchair Basketball on 27-30 May, Football 7-a-side on 26-29 May and Athletics on 25 May at the Manchester Regional Arena and Swimming at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

A half price early bird ticket offer for the BT Paralympic World Cup is available by signing up to the newsletter via the event website: www.btparalympicworldcup.com. Tickets now on sale.

Kick-off times move. Dates in the archive are the dates as published in 2008–09.