2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships to be held in Vancouver, Canada 

January 18, 2008  - The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation (IWAS) announced today that the bid to host the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships has been awarded to Vancouver, Canada.  The event will take place from September 16 to 25, 2010, at the Richmond Olympic Oval, a new sports facility under construction for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Bid Committees from Vancouver and Glasgow met with an IWAS site selection committee in Ottawa, Canada, on January 12 and 13 to make final presentations.  After receiving the final recommendation of the selection committee, the IWAS Executive Board met to make the final decision. 

Announcing the winning bid, IWAS President Paul DePace said “I would like to thank both bidding organizations for the monumental effort that has been expended in developing such good bids.  It was a difficult decision for the Board to make, and our vote in the end was extremely close due to the high quality of both bids.  It’s certainly a testimony to the hard work put in by IWAS Wheelchair Rugby over the years to raise the profile of its sport and its athletes.”  [more]

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