(St. Catharines, ON) July 15, 2011 marks the start of the inaugural Women’s U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships and members of the media are invited to attend the opening ceremony to officially commence the historic tournament. Team Canada’s first game of the competition will immediately follow the ceremony, which begins at 6:40 p.m. in the Bob Davis Gymnasium at Brock University in St. Catharines, ON.
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Kim
Craitor, MPP – Niagara Falls and St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan to throw
ball for ceremonial tip-off of Team Canada’s first game of the
tournament |
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Special
dignitaries, keynote speakers and eight participating national teams; keynote
speakers include:
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Opening ceremony to officially commence the inaugural Women’s U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships, with performances by Rhythm to Dance group & the Audacity Quartet, followed by Team Canada’s first game of the tournament |
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Friday
July 15, 2011
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Brock University –
Walker Complex – Bob Davis Gym |
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation President Maureen Orchard, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor, St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan and Brock University Athletic Director Robert Hilson will formally welcome the eight participating countries and officially declare the tournament to be underway.
Craitor and McMullan will then throw the basketball for the ceremonial tip-off of Team Canada’s first game of the tournament against South Africa.
The participating teams are Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the United States. The tournament runs July 15-21, 2011 at Brock University and tickets are on sale now through the official event website.
For more information, visit www.u25wwbc.com.
About the 2011 U25WWBC
The first-ever Women's U25 World
Wheelchair Basketball Championships is a milestone event in the ongoing growth
of wheelchair basketball around the globe and forges a legacy of unprecedented
opportunity for young women in sport. The tournament features teams from
Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the
United States. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation event is
co-hosted by Wheelchair Basketball Canada and Brock University.
The tournament is brought to you in part by Sport Canada, the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, 49 Bespoke and Visit St. Catharines. Visit www.u25wwbc.com for more information.
About Wheelchair Basketball Canada
Wheelchair Basketball Canada is the national sports governing body
responsible for the organization of wheelchair basketball in Canada. It is a
non-profit, charitable organization that is the Canadian member to the
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
Wheelchair basketball is a fast paced, hard-hitting, competitive
sport that has emerged as one of the most competitive and athletic sports played
at the Paralympic Games. Our senior national teams are held in high esteem
around the world for the elite skill and control that placed them on the podium
with a combined five gold and one silver medal in the last five Paralympic
Games. Visit: www.wheelchairbasketball.ca for
more information.
About Brock
University
Brock University is located atop the Niagara
Escarpment in Ontario’s Niagara
peninsula. With 17,000 full-time students and nearly 600
faculty, Brock is buzzing with activity and welcoming visitors to the campus
every day.
For more information or to schedule an
interview contact:
Jody Kingsbury
Manager, Communications & Media
Relations
Wheelchair Basketball Canada
T: 613-260-1296
ext. 204
jkingsbury@wheelchairbasketball.ca
Courtney
Pollock
Communications & Media Relations Assistant
Wheelchair
Basketball Canada
T:
613-260-1296 ext. 200
cpollock@wheelchairbasketball.ca
