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Fazza for disabled sees increased participation

Dubai - Second Fazza International Para-Archery Championship Dubai will be held from January 13 to 19.

The new season of the Fazza Championships for the Disabled will start with the Second Fazza International Para-Archery Championship Dubai 2016 to be held at the Dubai Club for the Disabled in Dubai from January 13 to 19.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council (DSC), it is organised and supervised by the Dubai Club for the Disabled with the support of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC) and in cooperation with DSC, General Authority for Youth and Sports Welfare and the UAE Paralympic Committee.
The second edition of the championship attracted more countries than the inaugural event and has been recognised by the international governing body of the sport, World Archery, affiliated to the International Paralympic Committee.
The announcement came during a press conference held at the Dubai Club for the Disabled in Dubai on January 11 attended by Thani Juma Berregad, Chairman of the Dubai Club for the Disabled and Head of the Organising Committee for the Fazza Championships for the Disabled; Majid Abdullah Al Usaimi, Executive Director at the Dubai Club for the Disabled and Director of the Fazza Championships for the Disabled and others.
The number of participating countries for the championship has increased to 15 countries. There will be 50 athletes vying for honours in this competition - 40 per cent (20) of whom will be female archers.
Majid Abdullah Al Usaimi said recognition by World Archery of the Fazza International Para-Archery Championship has provided a huge boost.
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