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The event will take place in Manchester, hosting the occasion for the seventh consecutive year.

It will include wheelchair basketball, athletics and swimming in addition to boccia and sitting volleyball.

Channel 4, , will kick off its coverage with daily highlights on 26 and 27 May, followed by a live two-hour programme on 28 May.

Live daily streaming from each sport will also available on the Channel 4 website: .

Deborah Poulton, sports editor of the paralympics at Channel 4, said: "We are thrilled to be adding the BT Paralympic World Cup to our TV sporting schedules.

"Alongside the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the BT Paralympic World Cup is another opportunity to help increase awareness of Paralympic sport and make the British viewing public the best informed and most engaged in the world.

"We believe the combination of online streaming and TV highlights coverage will attract new audiences to the BT Paralympic World Cup and give the event and its competitors the profile they deserve."

Suzi Williams, director of  BT group marketing and brand, said: "The 2010 BT Paralympic World Cup was a fantastic success, with record crowds and some spectacular sporting performances.

"This year's BT Paralympic World Cup will raise the bar even higher, it's a must-attend event for the world's best Paralympic athletes as they prepare for the Paralympic Games next year and I look forward to seeing some world class coverage on Channel 4."

To mark the launch of the 2011 BT Paralympic World Cup, wheelchair basketball player Simon Munn, paralympic swimming champion Liz Johnson and recent IPC Athletics world champion Richard Whitehead took part in an underwater photoshoot at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

BT is entering its third year as title sponsor, in a deal that runs up to and includes the 2012 BT Paralympic World Cup.

The BT Paralympic World Cup is sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) and supported by ParalympicsGB, BT and Manchester City Council.

Tickets for the BT Paralympic World Cup will be available from March 2011.