From 16-24 July, the Paralympic Sport of Shooting will be the focus in Zagreb, Croatia, with a total of 247 athletes from 43 countries set to hit their mark at the World Championships. Korea leads with the biggest delegation of 15 athletes, followed by Great Britain with 14 athletes.
The venue Vrapcanski Potok Shooting Range will hold events in two classes (SH1 and SH2), totalling 31 medal events, including 17 individual and 14 team events. Top level athletes will be in Zagreb for the big event after having competed in several World Cups in 2009 and 2010, which took place in France, Germany, Poland, Spain and Turkey.
The Prime Minister of Croatia, Ms. Jadranka Kosor, will be attending the event, giving a welcoming speech to all of the athletes. Other speakers at the Opening Ceremony will be IPC President Sir Philip Craven, the Mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandic, and the President of the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Croatia, Ratko Kovacic.
Sir Philip said that the IPC is looking forward to having the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships in Croatia.
"It will be a great opportunity for athletes with a disability in Croatia to see elite competition in their own country," he said. "It will build further anticipation toward the London 2012 Paralympic Games, which will see Shooting on the competition roster."
With a population of almost four and a half million people, Croatia extends from the furthest eastern edges of the Alps in the northwest to the Pannonian lowlands and the banks of the Danube in the east. Organized by NPC Croatia, the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships are the first World Championships in a sport for athletes with a disability to be held in the country.
For more information about the 2010 IPC Shooting World Championships, please visit www.hpo.hr/ipc_shooting_wc_2010
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