February 23, 2005 – The official Paralympic World Cup website was launched yesterday. www.paralympicworldcup.com will provide a comprehensive information centre for everything associated with this inaugural event for spectators, athletes and those following the action in Manchester.Fully RNIB compliant, features include:

-Information on all the sports, schedule of events and up to date competitor lists.

-Spectator services page with Manchester and sporting venue details, facilities and directions.

-Ticket information, hotline number and on-line sales.

-Information on the Paralympic World Cup Partners.

-Enquiries and contact details.

-Plus all the latest news stories and updates as and when they happen.

Ticket Sales

Tickets for the Inaugural Paralympic World Cup have gone on sale today (Tuesday 22 Feb 2005).

All tickets to the 4 sports – Athletics, Track Cycling, Swimming and Wheelchair Basketball – are priced at £3.00 each.

The timetable has been scheduled allowing spectators the opportunity to watch the action in all the sports being held over 4 days from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th May 2005.

The wheelchair basketball competition will be played on all 4 days, track cycling will be on Friday, swimming on Saturday and the event will conclude with the athletics on the Sunday.

Tickets can be purchased on line by visiting the official website www.paralympicworldcup.com <http://www.paralympicworldcup.com/> by calling the ticket hotline number on 0870 8 300 200