The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is the National Paralympic Committee for Great Britain

(GBR), and is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Paralympic Games.

Quick Facts: Country, Code …

The BPA select, prepare, enter, fund and manage the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the
Paralympic Games. This team is known as ParalympicsGB.

Structure
Chief Executive Officer: Mike Sharrock
Chair: Nick Webborn, OBE
See also
Great Britain at the Paralympics
British Olympic Association
References
More information: References …
Paralympic World Cup
Add title description
The Paralympic World Cup is an annual international multi-sport event for elite athletes with a
disability,[1] that has been hosted in Manchester, England, since 2005. It is organized by the British
Paralympic Association (BPA) in coordination with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Cycling at the Manchester Velodrome, during the 2009 World Cup.

History

British sprinter John McFall, after taking the gold in the men's 200 metres T42 (single amputation
above the knee) at the 2007 World Cup.
Since 2010, athletes are divided into four teams: Great Britain, Europe, Americas and one team with
the rest of the world. Athletes' individual performances also count towards a team score, and the
winning team get the BT Paralympic World Cup trophy.[2]

Prior to 2011, the event was broadcast by the BBC with international highlights available.[3] Prior to
2011, the credit card company Visa was the title sponsor for the event.

In 2011, the event's title sponsor was BT (British Telecommumications plc).[4] For 2011, Channel 4 is
the host broadcaster.[2]

Sports
Athletics (2005–present)
Wheelchair basketball (2005–present) - at the MancheExternal links