Trips
City of Olomouc
The Olomouc Region
IWAS Junior World Games 2010
athletics and swimming
We haven´t got international classification delegates for swimming competition .
IPC Swimming did say that they will make a priority of the swimmers that do not have
an international classification to get them classified as quick as possible. Please ,
arrange the classifications for your swimmers !
Welcome to the official website of IWAS World Junior Games under 23 years in athletics and swimming for persons with disabilities.
These Games were allocated to the Athletics club Olomouc as a recognition of the excellent organization work from the past competition for persons with disabilities. The main reason was organization of the Czech Open championship in 2007 and 2009 with participants from more than 20 countries. These championships were valued as a small European championship.
IWAS association prefers to manage competition in more sports to give a chance to more young athletes with disability. Two most spread sports athletics and swimming have been chosen. It means more then 400 young sportsmen with disabilities will compete in Olomouc.
Word from a mayor of the city of Olomouc
Dear sports friends,
I have received a message with a big satisfaction that the city of Olomouc will host in 2010 one from the biggest sports events for young persons with disabilities – IWAS World Junior Championship under 23 in track and field and swimming. Track and field for persons with disabilities belongs to the regular events in our city. The athletics club hostes some events for persons with disabilities every year . Its excellent work is now honored by a possibility to manage IWAS World Junior Championship 2010.
The city of Olomouc is the regular supporter of the sports events for persons with disabilities and it is an honor to take a patronage of this event. It is more for us. We adore these young athletes with disabilities who have to fight every day against their fate and show us the great sport performance too. They will come to show their sports art on this championship and their performances will not be any less then the results of the sports heroes whose we can watch on the television screens.
Let´s come to support this young people. They are worth it.
Martin Novotný, Mayor of the city of Olomouc
