2008 Racquetball World Championships Moves to Ireland
February 2nd, 2007 by Geoff Thomsen
Well, it looks like the plans fell through for Paris’ plans to host the 2008 World Racquetball Championships. It’s too bad that “financial reasons” seem to be such a common thread for event promotions. It sure is good news that a new venue was identified, and that efforts like live video feeds of the pro stops are helping to promote the sport.
Official Press Release:
DATE: February 2, 2007
FROM: IRF Media Center
SUBJ: Worlds 2008 moves to Ireland
Colorado Springs, USA – The International Racquetball Federation will hold it’s 14th World Championships 2008 in Kingscourt, Ireland. The IRF Executive Committee has just voted on the venue change recently.
The 2008 Worlds were originally granted to Paris, France but finanical reasons forced the European Racquetball Federation (ERF) to ‘search’ for another venue, while other bids from around the world were already eager to host the Worlds as well. “We were much delighted to receive a bid from Ireland to host the 2008 Worlds”, says ERF President Erik Meyer, “Irish Racquetball is the backbone of European Racquetball and we are more than confident to have the best Worlds ever in 2008 in Ireland”. See complete press release in attachment.
More International Racquetball News at www.internationalracquetball.com
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