2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
| Sports season of league or competition | World Para Athletics Championships  |
|---|---|
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Ein location | Christchurch |
| Edition number | 5 |
| Point for tym insyd | 2011 |
| Organizer | International Paralympic Committee |
De 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, dem hold am insyd Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 go 30, 2011. Athletes plus disabilities compete, wey na de Championships be qualifying event fgive de London 2012 Paralympic Games.[1]
Over 1,000 athletes compete, wey dey include Oscar Pistorius (wey ein nickname be de "Blade Runner"), wey compete insyd class T44 at de 100m, 4 × 100 m relay, 200m, den 400m events.[2]
Sam warm-up meet, plus free entry for de audience, dem hold am for Friday, January 14 insyd.[3]
Estimates make de total visitor spend insyd de city for around $12 million.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ FAQs Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championship
- ↑ "2011 IPC Athletics World Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-30.
- ↑ Australia Set for World Champs Warm-up, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 11, 2011
- ↑ "IPC event brings $12m to Canterbury". The Press. January 31, 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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