The Organizing
Committee of the World Championships has
announced that this year, the number of
participating countries will again break
another record. In Venezuela there had
been 39 countries and now the world witness
50 countries in Italy at the most important
inline speed skating event in the year.
Belgium
has defined its delegation for the championship,
which is not many. Its star is the sprinter
Wouter Hebbrecht (2004 European Sub-champion)
who this year aspires to obtain his first
medal. Wouter will be accompanied by Jimmy
Pierloot and Ferre Spruyt.
The young
medallist, Britta Vantournhout, one of
the great entertainers of the marathon
circuit will lead the Belgian women’s
team, accompanied by the world champion
Hilde Goovaerts and the young Jelena Peeters.
In juniors
category, only two athletes will represent
the combined tricolor: in the ladies,
the manifold European Champion Nele Armee
will be, perhaps, the strongest in the
Belgian team to rise in world´s
podium, whereas in the men, Kwinten Anvil
(triple European medallist 2004) he will
be the representative of Belgium.
On the other
hand, Thomas Naf of the Department In line
of the Federation of Ice, Hockey and Skating
of Liechtenstein, informed PatinCarrera.com
in an interview, about the delegation of
his country that again, for the third consecutive
year will be present at the world skating
event. In senior men, Andre Wille and Rolf
Hobi represents Belgium, whereas Silvana
Gamperli represents the senior ladies category.
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