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Invacare World Team Cup - Nottingham 27 Luglio - 2 Agosto 2009

5 MARCH 2009

Invacare Europe to host Invacare World Team Cup 2009

Invacare Europe, in association with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Tennis Foundation will host the 2009 Invacare World Team Cup, the largest team competition for
wheelchair tennis. The competition will be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 2, at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, the premium tennis venue in Nottingham and one of the largest of its kind in the country.

About the Invacare World Team Cup 2009 celebrates the Silver Anniversary of the Invacare World Team Cup, making it a unique occasion for all those involved. Often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis, the Invacare World Team Cup tournament brings the elite wheelchair tennis players together to compete for national pride in one of the world’s premium disability sport team events.  Greater support The Invacare World Team Cup is a key event for Invacare. The flagship event is the perfect representation of the company motto ‘Yes, you can’, promoting both an active and positive lifestyle. Invacare Europe is thrilled to have the honour of offering greater levels of support and more sponsorship opportunities.

Invacare World Team Cup 2009 – a platform for the company
This year, more than 30 nations, 200 players and 150 additional guests will take part in the Invacare World Team Cup. However the IWTC isn’t just about tennis, Invacare has an exciting week planned and will be present at the Nottingham Tennis Centre with the Invacare Village. A symposium with well-known guest speakers and experts on the topic “Integration and Sports” will be held on Thursday 30th of July. Invacare is delighted to announce that Mr Martin McElhatton – IWTA President, will be the Chairman. Here the guest will be able to visit an Invacare show room with the newest Invacare, Küschall and Top End products and watch various sports demonstrations throughout the week.

Ambassador Rainer Küschall
The Invacare ambassador will be Mr Rainer Küschall. Rainer became quadriplegic after a swimming accident yet he continued to pursue his passion for sports, going on to win 21 Paralympic medals at 7 Paralympic games. Rainer later founded Küschall AG, a company creating revolutionary, light wheelchairs. Küschall AG is a subsidiary company of Invacare and Rainer will speak at this year’s symposium.

Nottingham: A cosmopolitan city
Nottingham, the regional capital of the East Midlands, is famous around the world for many things - from fine lace to football, from Robin Hood and the Sheriff to household names such as the Boots Company and Raleigh Industries. It is a cosmopolitan city, with a diversity of cultures, and countryside close at hand.

Nottingham Tennis Centre will become the only venue outside the United States to host the
Invacare World Team Cup three times after staging it in 1994 and 1997.

Invacare Tennis Team:
Robin Ammerlaan – World Tennis Player N° 2
Florence Gravellier – World Tennis Player N° 4

Paralimpiadi 2008: sito internet dedicato al Team Invacare

Invacare Corporation e Invacare Top End sono liete di presentare il sito internet appositamente dedicato agli Atleti Invacare che parteciperanno ai XIII Giochi Paralimpici di Pechino 2008.

Entrate nel sito www.invacare.com/2008Paralympics

Le Paralimpiadi, che si terranno dal 6 al 17 Settembre 2008, sono l'evento sportivo più grande ed importante al mondo per gli atleti con disabilità.
Nel sito potrete trovare tutte le informazioni aggiornate sugli atleti che si cimenteranno nelle gare di atletica, handcycling, tennis e basket in carrozzina.

Potete selezionare il vostro sport preferito e leggere la biografia di ogni singolo atleta corredata di foto. Alcuni atleti hanno aggiunto dei video personali così potrete vedere e ascoltare la loro storia e molto altro ancora.

Incaricati Top End saranno presenti alle Paralimpiadi per aggiornare costantemente il sito con notizie, novità e, ovviamente, il medagliere. Gli Atleti del Team Invacare sono l'incarnazione vivente del motto "Yes, You Can". La loro determinazione, combinata con la "tecnologia vincente" di Top End, faranno di loro un avversario imbattibile.