The International Paralympic Company (IPC) has announced that worldwide Paralympic partner Ottobock, Duderstadt, Germany, signed an agreement with the local organizing committee of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships (COMAP) on May 25, to become an official partner of the event.
The agreement was signed by Fabienne Bonnet, representing Ottobock, and Marcel Ferrari, vice-president of COMAP in charge of sport. Under this agreement, Ottobock will provide athletes competing in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships with immediate repairs for orthoses, prostheses, and wheelchairs. Ottobock will also contribute to the promotion and exhibit village organized by COMAP and situated just outside the stadium, as well as providing a 200-square-meter display.
