Vice Minister for Sport presents

For Immediate Release

For Further Information Contact:

Ricardo Botas

+ 34 610 34 8209

Email: ricardo@seniorworlds.com

web: http://www.seniorworlds.com/

It will take place between the 8th and 14th of September at the Seseña´s Wateski Center (Toledo, Spain)

Castilla-La Mancha´s Vice Minister for Sport presents in Toledo the Seseña 2008 Senior World Waterski Trophy

Seseña, junio 2008 - The Vice Minister for Sport, Javier Martin del Burgo, presents this sporting event today which was last held in Spain 30 years ago and in which around 200 skiers from 30 different

countries will participate.

The Vice Minister explained that ten skiers will represent Spain in the World and European Senior events and that the Championships are being supported by the Castilla-La Mancha´s Ministry of Education and Science and the Royal Household. In fact, the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón, has accepted to be the events President of Honour.

Both Championships will include Slalom, Shortboard and Jumps in lake Cris at the Seseña Waterski Center, recognised internationally as one of the best water skiing centers in the World.

This Center, which has two lakes specially designed and built for waterski, opened in 2002. Since then, the Center has held two Spanish Waterski Championships and hosted the Final of the 2007 Senior Waterski Tour..

At the press conference, Cristina Medem confirmed that even though she recently underwent a very serious operation, today marked her first day back in the water and the beginning of her training programme and her sights are firmly set on winning the World Championship title. She was also very optimistic about the Spanish Skier´s possibilities of walking away with medals

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