IBSA European Athletics Championships

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The IBSA European Athletics Championships , ( IBSA Open European Athletics Championships , also: IBSA Open Europe Athletics Championships , short: IRIS Rhodes 2009 ), were an open international sporting event organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) (Internationaler Blind Sports Association), the Greek Blind Sports Association and the organizing committee of these European Championships. They took place from June 4 to 14, 2009 in the Kallipatira Stadium on Rhodes (Greece). All 14 Paralympic disciplines for blind and visually impaired athletes could be held. At least 500 athletes from 35 European countries as well as Canada, Japan and Australia were expected in the open starting class.

There were 7 athletes from Germany (two women, five men), and two male athletes each from Austria and Switzerland.

IBSA Athletics European Open, Belgrade 2012

The 2009 IBSA European Championships were apparently just a one-off event. In 2012 there was an athletics event not designated as championships in the Serbian capital Belgrade , the IBSA Athletics European Open . This was organized by the IBSA and the National Paralympic Committee of Serbia. The competitions were held from April 20 to 28, 2012 in the Red Star Stadium . The training and warm-up area were the sports facilities of the Belgrade Military Academy . The competition results were recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and counted towards qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IBSA Open Europe Championships “IRIS” Rhodes 2009 June 04 - 14 ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , from: rhodes.gr, December 10, 2008, accessed October 26, 2016  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rhodes.gr
  2. ↑ IBSA Open Europe Championships - “IRIS” Rhodes 2009 ( Memento of the original from March 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , from: islandgames.gr, June 4, 2009, accessed October 26, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.islandgames.gr
  3. ^ German participants , on: rhodesiris2009.com, accessed October 26, 2016
  4. ^ Austrian participants , on: rhodesiris2009.com, accessed October 26, 2016
  5. ↑ Swiss participants , on: rhodesiris2009.com, accessed October 26, 2016
  6. ↑ 2012 IBSA Athletics European Open - Belgrade 2012 , on: ibsasport.org, accessed October 26, 2016
  7. ↑ IBSA Athletics European Open, Belgrade 2012 , on: ibsasport.org, accessed October 28, 2016