Inclusive: the word is in fashion, and France 2023 is on the page.
Just over two years before the Rugby World Cup in France, scheduled for September 8 to October 28, 2023, the organizers presented the handicap component of the next World Cup, which will be "the first major sporting event in post-pandemic France. “, As Claude Atcher, president of France 2023, hopes.
First announcement, this Thursday at the Jean-Bouin stadium in Paris, in the presence of the Secretary of State for disabled people, Sophie Cluzel: the organization, during the World Cup, of a wheelchair rugby World Cup.
"It will be between the pools and the quarters or between the quarters and the halves", specifies Claude Atcher, who wants to take advantage of the visibility of the World Cup to publicize this sport, which he considers "spectacular".
The public will be able to get a glimpse of it next year during the European Championship of this Paralympic discipline, scheduled from February 21 to 27, 2022 at the Carpentier Hall in Paris and qualifying for the Worlds.
40,000 seats in stadiums for people with reduced mobility
Another promise: the reservation for people with reduced mobility (PRM) of approximately 40,000 tickets to attend matches of the 2023 World Cup. This will undoubtedly occur when tickets go on sale for matches at the unit, in the course of 2022, "and we would like these places to be free", indicates Claude Atcher.
The first tickets on sale for the general public were successful, since, despite the bugs, nearly a million tickets have already been sold on March 15 and April 6, but none for people with reduced mobility.
The next phase of sales is scheduled for September.
In all, 2.6 million tickets, spread across the eight stadiums, are available for the event.
The matches should also be audio-described on television for blind people.
Finally, France 2023 has also promised to include 10% of people with disabilities in its major recruitment program for 3000 apprentices, Campus 2023. These apprentices are made available to clubs or associations in order to promote rugby and sports. inclusion, then they will participate in the organization of the World Cup for three to six months. About half have already been recruited.
