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*Von: *"WFDF - Volker Bernardi" <[email protected]
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*Datum: *01. Dezember 2012 18:03:46 MEZ
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*WFDF 2014 World Ultimate Club Championships to be held in Lecco, Italy*
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*For immediate release, 01 December 2012*
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The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce that the WFDF
2014 World Ultimate Club Championships (WUCC) 2014 will be hosted in
the city of Lecco, Lombardy (Italy). The event will be held from
August 2-9, 2014 at the facilities at the Nuova Poncia Polo & Country
Club in Lecco featuring 33 Ultimate fields. The finals will be staged
in the Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi, the main stadium of the city ofLeccoon
August 9, 2014.
The successful bid came from the Ultimatevents s.r.l. group headed by
Max Vitali.Ultimateevents has already hosted two WFDF sanctioned
Ultimate events in Italy:the World Championships of Beach Ultimate
(WCBU) 2011 in Lignano Sabbiadoro and the World Under-23 (WU23)
Ultimate Championships 2010 in Florence. The bid was supported and
endorsed by the Federazione Italiana Flying Disc (FIFD), led by
President Francesco Franceschetti.
"WFDF is looking forward to what could be the largest ever Ultimate
event with up to 160- teams and 3,500 athletes.We are extremely
confident that the experience of the organizing committee under Max
Vitali and his staff gained during their last two WFDF-sanctioned
events will ensure the success of the WUCC in 2014,” stated WFDF
President Robert "Nob" Rauch. “The Flying Disc community in Italy is
important to WFDF as one of the fastest growing associations in Europe
and we believe that the global community will truly enjoy fully
experiencing the tourist area of the Lake Como region of northern Italy.”
"We are very proud that we have been chosen to organize WUCC 2014"
stated Max Vitali, Managing Director of Ultimateevents s.r.l. inItaly.
"We're very aware of the expectations which players all over the world
have of this event. We're also aware of the huge amount of work that
lies ahead for us. These expectations are a stimulus for us to create
the most international and competitive, as well as the biggest, World
Championships in the history of our sport.We can't wait to see all
players in Lecco."
The last WFDF World Ultimate Club Championships were held in the city
of Prague, Czech Republic, in 2010. WUCC 2014 expects 140-160 teams in
five divisions of competition:Open, Women's, Mixed, Masters and
Women’s Masters.
*About WFDF*:
The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) serves as the international
governing body of all flying disc sports.WFDF is made up of the
National Associations (“Members”) that govern their respective disc
sports. There are currently Members representing athletes in 54
countries.WFDF is a member of SportAccord and the International World
Games Association, is recognized as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3)
registered corporation in the State ofColorado,USA, and it is a
signatory of the World Anti-Doping Agency code.
Best regards,
Volker Bernardi
Executive Director
World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)
Neckarstraße 11, D - 55296 Harxheim, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 6138 / 90 20 868
Fax: +49 (0) 6138 / 90 20 869
Mobile: +49 176 64 19 77 02
eMail:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Web:www.wfdf.org <http://www.wfdf.org/>
About WFDF: The World Flying Disc Federation is the international
sports federation responsible for world governance of flying disc
(FrisbeeTM) sports, including Ultimate, Guts, and Individual Events.
WFDF is a federation of member associations which represent flying
disc sports and their athletes in more than 54countries. WFDF is a
member of SportAccord and the International World Games Association,
and it is a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in the
state of Colorado, USA. The WFDF Executive Committee: President Robert
L. "Nob" Rauch, Secretary Thomas Griesbaum, Treasurer Sandie Hammerly.
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