Citroen Drives Exceptional Talent At the Bt Paralympic World Cup

PARIS – May 25, 2010: Citroën is supporting the 2010 BT Paralympic World Cup by providing a 16-strong fleet of vehicles -including the award-winning C3 Picasso, C-Crosser, Grand C4 Picasso and C5 - to help with athlete transportation during this week’s event.

The BT Paralympic World Cup is the world’s largest annual multi-sport elite disability event, with over 300 competitors from more than 31 countries taking part in four sports - Wheelchair Basketball, Football 7-a-side, Swimming and Athletics. The competition will be staged in Manchester from 25th - 31st May.

The GB team will be taking on athletes representing Europe, the Americas and the Rest of the World. 30-year-old David Weir will be defending his 800m and 1,500m BT Paralympic World Cup titles. He is joined by multiple British medallists Ian Jones, Shelly Woods, Eleanor Simmonds and Libby Clegg.

Oscar Pistorius, one of the world’s most recognisable and inspirational Paralympic athletes, is also competing at this year’s event. The four-time Paralympic champion - known as ‘Blade Runner’ because of his carbon-fibre transtibial lower legs - will be looking to defend his 100m and 400m titles. Having narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Oscar is planning to compete in the 2012 London Olympics, as well as the Paralympics.

Marc Raven, Citroën’s Communications Director, commented, “Citroën is honoured to be supporting these extraordinary athletes as they compete at this prestigious event.”

Tickets for the BT Paralympic World Cup are on sale now and can be purchased via the event website: www.btparalympicworldcup.com or by calling 0844 8471622. Tickets are priced at £6 per session.