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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2011 |
Contact: Ginny Ceballos |
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2011 Sarawak Wakeboard World Cup to Build Legacy of Waterski & Wakeboard Sport For The People And Tourists Of Sarawak The 2011 Sarawak Wakeboard World Cup will take place on September 15-18, at the Kuching Waterfront. The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) and Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Sdn. Bhd. (WWWC), the organizers of the event, are committed to leaving behind the legacy of the sport by setting up an academy. The academy is expected to be launched in early June 2011, with the commencement of the training of Sarawak youths selected by the Ministry of Social Development & Urbanization Sarawak, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism & Heritage. "In order to do this successfully we are starting the organization of the World Cup earlier than usual with the dispatch of our first state of the art Mastercraft boat and coaches in May to Kuching,” said Kuno Ritschard the President of IWWF. He added, "This will kick-off the Sarawak Waterski & Wakeboard Academy project in training the Sarawak youths how to wakeboard using the World Cup site of the river at the Kuching Waterfront.” The Sarawak Wakeboard World Cup will also help the Sarawak State Government build a strong foundation for tourism. The 2011 Sarawak Wakeboard World Cup will be held in conjunction with the 2011 Sarawak Regatta for the first time this year. The Regatta will take place from September 15 – 17, and the Wakeboard World Cup will take place from September 16 -18, 2011. One-hundred-thousand people are expected to attend the four-day water festival.### |
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