CABLE WAKEBOARD WORLDS 2012 Press Release (English)
32 nationalities and over 200 Riders – this is what the Cable Wakeboard Worlds 2012 brought to the Philippines.An impressive event hosted by Deca Wakepark in Clark, around 2 hours drive from capital city Manila.
Great expectations have been cherish at this event, because it was the showcase event for some special guests from the IOC Comitee. The whole team of IWWF and the local organizers have worked days / weeks or even months to make the Worlds 2012 an unforgettable event.
The 6-11 November is date back for couple of weeks and with this distance of time, you can tell that the IWWF Cable Wakeboard Worlds 2012 were one of the most impulsive events of the last year.
Never before have been so many nationalities listed and no Cable Wakeboard event in the oast had so many active riders as this one. The visit of the representatives of IOC gave the whole event a slight flair of the Olympics and because of the positive feedback, which the team, the Wakeboarders, the organizers and the federation got, all of us can hope a little more that our sport will be an Olympic discipline someday.
Riders from Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Africa, the United States, Australia, Canada, Russia, Korea, Thailand, and many, many other parts of the world came together to prove and present their skills, catch up with friends and explore the beautiful countryside of Philippines. Medals were give out to the various nations and at the end of the event Germany was rewarded as the riders-strongest country in 2012 with the gold medal.
Generally speaking the IWWF Cable Wakeboard Worlds 2012 was not just a sport event at which comes to winning or losing. It was rather an international family festival, represented with joy and respect the love for wakeboarding.
The IWWF-Team wishes all our international family members a successful and healthy New Year and looking forward to the next Worlds 2014 in Norway.
Until then...you all stay tuned and have a great season!
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