Second Site Visit for Wheelchair Dance Championships

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) conducted its second site inspection visit to the city of Hannover, Germany, where the 2010 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships will be taking place.

The site inspection took place on 6 July, with IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Technical Delegate of the competition Ms. Grethe Andersen and IPC Sport Manager Athena Charitaki in attendance.

Meeting with the core group from the Local Organizing Committee, several items were discussed regarding the current progress and the overall preparations.

Ms. Charitaki said that most of the items for the World Championships preparations were at a very good stage, and the Local Organizing Committee was now focusing on the final details.

Taking place from 6-7 November 2010, tickets for the 2010 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships have already sold out. The deadline for the first entries by number was on 1 July.

The deadline for final entries by name is 3 September.

For more information about the 2010 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships, please visit www.rollstuhltanz-wm2010.de.

For more information about Wheelchair Dance Sport, please visit www.ipc-wheelchairdancesport.org.