ROAR! manchesterworldsport08.com One year, one city, a whole world of sport.
This year, Manchester will host a unique series of unmissable world championship events in what will be the single biggest year of world sport in the city since the XVII Commonwealth Games. The city will be buzzing with passion and adrenalin, as the world’s greatest athletes arrive in numbers, ready to test themselves against the best of the best in pursuit of some of the most prestigious prizes in their sports.
UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
26–30 MARCH 2008
NATIONAL CYCLING CENTRE, SPORTCITY
The top 30 track cycling nations will compete to win the coveted rainbow jerseys and qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
9TH FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 (25M)
9— 13 April 2008
MEN ARENA
The world’s greatest swimmers will battle it out in what will be the first world swimming championships of its kind ever to be staged in the UK.
PARALYMPIC WORLD CUP
7–11 MAY 2008
NATIONAL CYCLING CENTRE, SPORTCITY MANCHESTER REGIONAL ARENA, SPORTCITY AND MANCHESTER AQUATICS CENTRE
Manchester will again showcase the annual international multi-sport event for elite athletes with a disability.
UEFA CUP FINAL 2008
14 MAY 2008
CITY OF MANCHESTER STADIUM
The City of Manchester Stadium will host the climax of the world’s largest club football competition.
BUPA GREAT MANCHESTER RUN
18 MAY 2008
MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE
Britain’s biggest and most prestigious 10km race is firmly established as one of the world’s greatest road running competitions.
HI-TEC WORLD SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS MANCHESTER 2008
11-19 OCTOBER 2008
NATIONAL SQUASH CENTRE, SPORTCITY
The supercharged stars of world squash will battle it out in the most important event on the professional circuit.
Find out more and keep updated on the latest information at www.manchesterworldsport08.com.