This week end I was present at
a wonderful and spectacular event for the First World
Cable-Wakeboard Championships
More than 100 riders from 16 different
nations from the three Region have created a fantastic competition.
More than 6,000 people were
present every day in the beautiful "Wasserski
Strandbad Wedau" park, an area located in a
sport centre with facilities totally devoted to water sports in the heart
of Duisburg, a city that has half a million inhabitants.
The
results have shown the very high level reached by this discipline, a level that
was unthinkable until a year ago..
All this strengthens the convinction that this discipline will develop fast in
the near future.
Cable centres are spreading in every continent and
Wakeboard is more and more linked to the Cable; it is still uncertain but
there are good chances that the next 2002 championships will be hosted in
Australia , a country that secured
during these worlds 4 medals, 3 of which are gold medals.
The finals were
attended also by the executive members of the Organising Comitate for the next World
Games that will be staged in
Duisburg in 2005.
There is the possibility for the Cable-Wakeboard to be
included - in addition to Barefoot and Tournament - in the next 2005 World Games. These two last disciplines will be
present at the World Games in Akita from next August 20 to 27 along
with Wakeboard -Boat that will be present for the first time.
At the Akita World Games we will have the pleasure to host the delegation of the Organising Comitate for Duisburg 2005.
For all information you may contact the Chairman of the discipline, Mr. Hans Otte; his e-mail address is: Wakeboard-Otte-Berlin@t-online.de
Best regards,
Tognala Graziano
IWSF Secretary General