1. IWRF 2017 AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP
WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
September 3 to 10
ASUNCIÓN PARAGUAY
ORGANIZERS
The event is organized by the National Sport Secretariat of Paraguay (SND) and the
Paraguayan Olympic Committee. The event will be sanctioned as a Championship
event by the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF). Financial support
is provided by the Maximus Project with the assistance of USAID and the Arcangeles
Foundation.
PARTICIPANT TEAMS
The IWRF 2017 Americas Championship will include ten Wheelchair Rugby
countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru,
United States and Uruguay
2. DATES
The Championship will be held from September 3 to 10 of 2017:
September 2 Classifiers arrive (lunch)
September 3
Player classification
Teams arrive
Other officials arrive (lunch)
September 4 Player classification
Referee Clinic
September 5 Opening ceremony and matches
September 6-9 Matches and Closing Ceremony
September 10 Departure of teams and officials (breakfast)
FEES
Thanks to the generous support of the Maximus Project, entry fees for South
American nations will receive a subsidy. Fees for the event are as follows:
• North American nations: USD 12,000 per team
(up to 12 athletes and 6 team staff)
• South American nations: USD 9,000 per team
(up to 12 athletes and 4 team staff)
Additional participants may be registered for a fee of USD 150 per person per day.
An entry fee deposit of USD 3,000 per team is payable with the first entry fee. This
deposit will be applied to the final entry fee payment.
3. TRANSPORTATION
The organizer of the event will provide shuttle service from/to Silvio Pettirrossi
Airport, event hotels, and the competition venue.
MEDICAL SERVICES
During the event, there will be a health care service to attend any emergency and
provide first aid. However it is recommended that attending delegations
acquire travel medical coverage.
ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation venues are the Hotel Dazzler Asunción and Hotel Esplendor.
The hotels are 9 kms from the Silvio Pettirrossi Airport. The hotels are 1 km apart,
and 15 to 20 minutes from the competition and training venue.
4. • The accommodation is double for all the delegations, with free wi-fi.
• The hotels have breakfast included and have at least two lifts.
• Some bathrooms have tubs, in these cases tub chairs will be supplied.
More information in these links:
Hotel Dazzler Asunción:
https://www.dazzlerhoteles.com/es/hoteles/paraguay/hoteles-en-
asuncion/dazzler-asuncion/
Hotel Esplendor
http://www.esplendorasuncion.com/es/
5. COMPETITION AND TRAINING VENUES
The event will be held at the facilities of the Paraguayan Olympic Training Center. It
is located 15 minutes from the hotels, where there is a IWRF regulation court. There
is a warm up area for teams and a competition wheelchair storage area.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Leticia Báez Houdin
dgdeportes@snd.gov.py
leticiabaez@arcangeles.org
Móvil +595 982129896
Secretaría Nacional de Deportes
Asunción Paraguay
SPONSOR
6. MAXIMUS PROJECT
MAXIMUS Project is a development program to promote peace, empowerment
and social inclusion of people with disabilities in South America. It is sponsored by
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and executed by
Arcangeles Foundation.
MAXIMUS Project aims to establish a sports and social network among South
American countries as a way to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities
in the region and to consolidate sports results in the Americas Zone.
One of the objectives of Maximus is the develop of a classification Championship for
their teams involved. For that reason, the “Secretaria Nacional de Deportes-SND” in
Paraguay, one of the social partner for the project in the Region was suggested as
host of “IWRF 2017 Americas Championship”. This is the most important
event because for first time the Championship has 10 participant teams and will be
qualifying to “GIO 2018 IWRF World Championship” in Sydney-Australia.
