Paarl to share in World Cup fever
2010-04-29
THE solid gold FIFA World Cup Trophy, the most coveted prize in world sport, will be on show in Paarl on Tuesday 11 May at Paulus Joubert Secondary School from 08:00 to 12:00. This is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the people of the Winelands to see the Trophy up close and participate in a number of World Cup related fun activities. The World Cup Trophy arrives in Paarl by helicopter on the final leg of its global tour during which it travelled across the world in 225 days, and was seen and admired by millions of people in 86 countries. About 800 people will have the opportunity to be photographed in front of the cup. There will also be a wide variety of entertainment and activities on the day. The Road to Paarl started in Zurich, Switzerland, on 21 September when the President of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, and Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO, Muhtar Kent, took the first steps with the Trophy on its 134 017 kilometre journey. Its first stop was in Cairo before criss-crossing Africa, touching down in more than 50 capitals on the continent. It was in Cape Town, briefly, for the World Cup Draw in December before continuing on its global journey. For the South African leg of the tour it will travel in a specially branded helicopter,
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