In the
last few hours, Singapore confirmed
their first participation at
the Worlds, ratifying the expansion
of the discipline in Asia. The
team directed by Jenn Lui will
compose of Daryl Chan, Ethel
Lui and Lai Yongquan.
Another
country that will return after
being absent in Suzhou 2006
is Austria that will compete
with Nikolaus Eigler and Ulreich
Jakob where as Denmark also
will have its return to the
competition in Korea. The team
coached by the Austrian Elisabeth
Schrenk will compose of Sara
Bak, Heidi Nielsen, Martin Andersen,
Mathias Dahl, Lasse Simoni and
Christian Hartz.
Anyang
2006 has already surpassed the
50 confirmed teams that will
be at the start of the imposing
Anyang Inline Roller Stadium.
MEXICO
SELECTS THEIR TEAM DURING THIS
WEEKEND.
The Mexican
speed skating team will be again
present into the most important
worldwide event of the year
and for it will organize their
Trial competition on August
19th and 20th to choose their
eight skaters to go to Korea.
28
athletes will compete in the
trials and the Mexican federation
will select the skaters who
will compete on the road and
track. The hopes of the country
lie with one of their young
skaters Veronica Elias who won
four medals in the last Central
American Games in Cartagena,
Colombia.
2006
will be a great year for inline
speed skating and Anyang will
be in the record books when for
the first time the Inline World
Championships will have over 50
nations cometing. This week, new
teams confirmed their participation
in the coming 2006 CIC World Championships
that will start up from 2nd of
September in South Korea.