Boss Throws Weight Behind 4th UCI Africa Paracycling Champs

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NSA BOSS THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND 4th UCI AFRICA PARACYCLING CHAMPS

Director General of
the National Sports Authority Mr. Wolanyo Agra has thrown his unflinching
support to the Local Organizing Committee in charge of the upcoming 4th Africa
Paracycling Championship to be staged in Ghana from the 10th to 11th of December.

The LOC paid a
courtesy call to brief the NSA Boss about the importance of the event as well
as progress of the LOC towards the event.

Mr. Agra said since
the programme is geared towards the London 2012 Olympic Games, it was worthy
for the government to throw its full support to this course. He further
implored the LOC to keep working hard and indeed to see this assistance as a
positive mark as part of the government’s better Ghana Agenda in promoting Sports.
Ghana gained the exclusive rights from the world governing body, the UCI to
host this event which will automatically qualify team Ghana to the Olympic
Games.

The African
Paracycling Championship is a must qualifier event towards the London 2012
Olympic Games which will accrue maximum points for the various Para-athletes.
Categories to be
competed include Hand cycling (HC), Blind Visual (BV), and Tricycle. Registered
and confirmed Countries include South Africa, Kenya, Benin, Togo, Cote D’Ivoire,
Niger, and foreign Para cyclists from Albania and Poland.

Meanwhile, the
selection of the National Paracyclists would be held from Friday 18th to Monday 21st
November 2011 which will be quickly followed up with
the final residential training. Sponsorship drives have already showed up
coming from IQRA Limited-dealers in bicycle equipments as well as Miklin Hotel,
Promasidor Ghana limited and the National Sports Authority.

The LOC has since
started its sponsorship drive and is calling on all corporate bodies to be part
of this historic event.

Dennis
Kweku Moore
Director
of Communication
Local
Organizing Committee-Africa Paracycling Champs
Tel:
+233 277452126/026056813
Email: