19th IRF World Junior Championships 2007 in Bolivia
April 22nd, 2007 by Geoff Thomsen
Some exciting news has surfaced recently from the IRF – the official site of the 2007 World Junior Racquetball Championships has been named – Chochabamba, Boliva. As fas as I can remember, the Worlds has always been held in the U.S., or in Mexico, so this news comes a big surprise to regular attendees of the event. Bolivia seems to bring a large crop of talent to the 2006 Championships, so it will be interesting to see how this year’s event shapes up with Bolivia having home court advantage. What a great opportunity for the Junior teams to see some new turf!
19th IRF World Junior Championships 2007 in Bolivia
Colorado Springs, USA – The International Racquetball Federation (IRF)
has granted the 19th IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships to
Bolivia.The event will be held December 14th to 20th in Cochabamba, the city
that has also hosted the 1998 IRF Adult World Championships with
major success.“This is an exciting development for international Racquetball”, says
Secretary General Luke St. Onge, “it will be the first time that the IRF
Junior Worlds will be held in South America.”Bolivia as first host in South America is not really a surprise. The
countries success in international Racquetball competitions is one if it’s
own. In addition, there are many courts built over the past few years
and some more are in construction.No wonder that that IRF Executive Board was in favor of moving the
Junior Worlds to Bolivia to support the countries ongoing boom in
Racquetball.Boys and girls from around the world are expected to compete in several
different age groups for gold, silver and bronze medals in singles and
doubles.The 2007 edition of the IRF Junior Worlds is also expected to be live
streamed on the internet and shown on national TV broadcast.###
For more information please contact the IRF’s Secretary General Luke
St. Onge at LStOnge@internationalracquetball.com.
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