The 2016 Powerchair Hockey European Championships will be hosted by De Rijp in The Netherlands, IWAS has announced ©IWAS

The 2016 Powerchair Hockey European Championships will be hosted by De Rijp in The Netherlands, the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) has announced.

The village in the Dutch province of North Holland fills the void left by the Spanish city Alcobendas, which pulled out of staging the event last month.

In response to the feedback from competing nations in regard to the competition dates, the event will take place from July 11 to July 18 as previously scheduled.

Team delegations, officials and the Local Organising Committee will be accommodated in Hotel De Rijper Eilanden with competition being held in De Oosterven.

The competing nations will remain the same with Finland, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy and now host nation, The Netherlands, all set to battle for the European title.

Teams will receive a revised information pack later this month, including updates on accommodation and transportation.

"IWAS and the Sport Executive Committee would like to thank all those involved for their ongoing support and positive feedback as new hosts were sought," read a statement on IWAS’ website.

"We also extend our thanks to the new hosts and the patience and understanding of the participating teams during this time."

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De Rijp is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland ©IWAS

Alcobendas, 13 kilometres north of Madrid, was awarded the event in May 2015.

The draw for the Championships had been due to take place last month but was postponed at short notice.

The IPCH, the umbrella group for powerchair hockey under the auspices of the IWAS, claimed they had tried to resolve the problems.

Belgium were the beaten finalists at the last edition of the Championships, held in 2012, while Finland are the reigning bronze medallists.

Under its former name, electric wheelchair hockey, powerchair hockey was one of nine new sports or disciplines to apply for inclusion at Tokyo 2020, only to fail to make it through to the final stage.

It was eliminated along with powerchair football, 3x3 intellectually impaired basketball, amputee football, one person multi-hull sailing, blind match racing sailing and 3x3 wheelchair basketball.

Only badminton and taekwondo were ultimately approved by the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board.