The IWAS World Games (International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation), intended for athletes in wheelchairs and amputees, will once again take place in Vila Real de Santo António, between the 24th and 27th of November.
The event will take place at the city's Sports Complex and will bring together 700 participants (among athletes, coaches, managers and medical staff) and will be disputed by athletes from the under-23 and under-XNUMX categories. Open Class and Master Class (for athletes over 40 years of age).
The inauguration ceremony will take place at the Municipal Stadium, this Friday, November 25th, at 18 pm, with representation from almost 00 countries expected. However, the program began yesterday, the 50th, with training for all sports, with competitions in athletics, swimming, powerlifting e wheelchair slalom on the 26th, 27th and 28th.
«The holding of this competition in the Algarve shows not only the region's ability to host an inclusive type of tourism, but also highlights the excellent conditions of the Municipal Sports Complex, which once again hosts this high-level competition», says the municipality in a note.
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