OREANDA-NEWS. On 25 February 2009 was announced, that on April 5 the International Medical Forum 2009 will welcome a traditional automobile competition of handicapped people by hand-operated vehicles dedicated to the Year of equal opportunities and annual exhibition “REHATECH” – rally “SPRING 2009”. It is organized by the Moscow automobile club of handicapped people “MAKI” with support of the Department of Social Protection of Moscow population, Moscow prefectures and MVK International Exhibition Company.

There are eighty-eight sportsmen in the “MAKI” club. All of them are handicapped locomotorium-impaired people. Twenty-seven people are wheelchair-bound. The club has trained fourteen candidate masters and twenty-nine first degree holders. The rally welcomes invalids of Moscow and Moscow region, veterans of combat operations from the internal affairs agencies and internal military forces of Russia.

The unique competitions will be covered by national TV channels and mainstream press.