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Paralympic world cup
The Paralympic World Cup is an annual international multi-sport event for elite athletes with a disability, 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).
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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.
Prior to 2011, the event was broadcast by the BBC with international highlights available. 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). For 2011, Channel 4 is the host broadcaster.