Before the opening ceremony of the Dis+Abled European Summer Games

Tomorrow, Sunday 18^th of June start Dis+Abled European Summer Games, Wagrowiec 2023. There are expected to come almost 500 para athletes from 12 countries. All the necessary information can be found in the “Competition Guide” which was published on the Polish Paralympic Committee website.

We present the arenas that will be the site of sporting struggles in the coming days: We present the arenas that will be the site of sporting struggles in the coming days:

• Dragon Boats, Bowling, Motorsports, Canoes – Wielspin, 16 Jeziorna Street, 62-100 Wągrowiec, Wielspin Rehabilitation and Holiday
• Sailing (Neptun KŻ, next to Wielspin) – 14 Jeziorna St., 62-100 Wągrowiec Neptun Center
• Boccia – OSIR hall, 59 Kościuszki Street, 62-100 Wągrowiec. Center of sport and recreation
• Archery – Glade at campsite No. 177/ OSIR, 59 Kościuszki St., 62-100 Wągrowiec, Camping No. 177 
• Swimming – AQUAPARK, 49 Kościuszki St., 62-100 Wągrowiec. https://goo.gl/maps/MqS96CqKXiVivEXn8
• Volleyball sitting – Primary School No. 1, 20 Św. Wojciecha St., 62-100 Wągrowiec Elementary School no. 1 
• Goalball – SP 3, ul. Letnia (next to Wielspin), 62-100 Wągrowiec https://goo.gl/maps/KmBdiovW41iPtbXR8

The opening ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 18, at 4:30 pm at the Market Square in Wągrowiec. During their nearly week-long stay in our country, male and female athletes will compete in 10 summer sports – bocci, sitting volleyball, goalball (sound ball for the blind), swimming, table tennis, bowling, hand cycling (handbike), archery, dragon boat racing and sailing. The event will culminate with competitions in each event, although this time the results will not be the most important. The main goal is to inspire people from all over Europe to get involved in summer sports and physical activity.

The organizer of the Dis+Abled European Summer Games is the Polish Paralympic Committee. The event is co-financed by the European Union’s Erasmus + program. The Ministry of Environment and Climate and Minister of Sport and Tourism Kamil Bortniczuk have assumed honorary patronage of the event. Media patrons of the event are TVP Sport, TVP 3 Poznań, Polish Radio and the niepełnosprawni.pl.