-Eurostar Sponsors French Paralympic Team at 2012 London Paralympic Games.Travel Business Review-June 22, 2012--Eurostar Sponsors French Paralympic Team at 2012 London Paralympic Games Par·a·lym·pic Gamespl.n. An international competition for athletes with disabilities. [para-1 + (O)lympic. (C)2012] ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Travel Business Review - 22 June 2012 Eurostar International, a UK-based high-speed rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, and an official supporter of the London 2012 Festival, is now a sponsor for the French Paralympic team to the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The company is partnering with the French National Paralympic Committee, and will be providing transportation to London for the French Paralympian teams, including blind football, wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby The sport's original name was murderball; in the United States, it is referred to as quad rugby. All wheelchair rugby players are quadriplegic, with a disability affecting both upper and lower limbs. and wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball is a sport played primarily by people with disabilities. In some countries such as Canada, Australia and England, able-bodied athletes are allowed to compete alongside other athletes on mixed teams. teams. The company will be offering a specially chartered service on August 25, 2012, to bring the athletes in to London, and on September 10, 2012, to take them back to France. The company is modifying two Eurostar trains to cater for the teams' unique requirements. Nicolas Petrovic, the chief executive of Eurostar, said, 'It was an honour Honour or honor (see spelling differences), is the evaluation of a person’s trustworthiness and social status based on that individual's espousals and actions. for us to announce bringing Belgian Paralympians to London this summer and now to be able to carry the French team as well is incredibly exciting. Working closely with Paralympic Committees in both countries we appreciate how important it is for the individual Paralympians to travel together as one team, which is why every area of our business has played a part turning this project into a reality. The London 2012 Paralympic Games are set to be the most successful and inspiring to date. This represents a once in a lifetime opportunity for sports fans from across Europe to share in the excitement and we are proud to play a role, bringing many of them as well as the French and Belgian teams, to London this summer.' [Editorial queries for this story should be sent to tbr@enpublishing.co.uk] ((Distributed via M2 Communications - http://www.m2.com)).END.PUB430>PDJune 22, 2012>JNTRAVEL BUSINESS REVIEW.PRICEDATENOT APPLICABLE.DAY |
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