IMCA & PAWC HISTORY

The 𝟏^ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 took place on 6, 7 and 8 September 2002 in Gyula, Hungary together with the 𝟑^ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (IMCA).

These worldcups were organised by: Gyulai Kutyás Agility Szabadidõsport Klub and the 1° ParAgility World Cup was set up by mister Sándor Alt.

Susan Rekveld represented the Netherlands in an electric wheelchair together with her dog Quita. When Susan first heard about this world championship starts trying to find competitors and she sent hundreds of e-mails to dog training schools and relevant organizations. It was not an easy task to find enough competitors but just a few weeks before the competition was to start Susan managed to have 10 handlers and 11 dogs willing to participate.

Since 2002, IMCA & PAWC have taken place annually in different European countries. You can view all the editions on the “Past Editions” page. The next edition of the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲   and  𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩  will be held in Portugal from the 4th to the 8th of September 2024