Fast Track Introduce Football 7-a-side to BT Paralympic World Cup along with Shay Given, Wade Elliott & Michael Duff

This week Fast Track helped welcome Football 7-a-side to the 2010 BT Paralympic World Cup. Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given and Burnley FC players Wade Elliott and Michael Duff took part in a sport demonstration at the Manchester Arndale with members of the GB 7-a-side team to highlight the sport.

In a year which sees the Football world compete for ultimate honours at the FIFA World Cup, the annual BT Paralympic World Cup acknowledges the sporting prowess of elite disability players in the 7-a-side game, which is an adaption of the sport for athletes with Cerebral Palsy and invites teams from Great Britain, the Netherlands, USA and the Republic of Ireland to compete.

Shay Given said, "The BT Paralympic World Cup has become a well known event in the North West and it's fantastic to see Football 7-a-side introduced as a new sport. The team have a lot of talent and we wish the GB squad competing in the event the best of luck and will keep an eye on their progress through the competition."