XIX Edizione PALERMO - Italy  17-23  MAGGIO 2004
Città di Palermo
Assessorato allo Sport
World Festival On The Beach

 

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PRESS RELEASE N. 04

WORLD FESTIVAL ON THE BEACH: THE 19TH EDITION FROM STARTING POINT. FROM TOMORROW THE MOUNT PELLEGRINO’S FIRST TRIATHLON RACES WILL OPEN THE PEDESTRIANIZED AREA IN THE SQUARE AT VALDESI, MONDELLO. THE FIRST ATHLETES ARRIVE IN MONDELLO TO BEGIN TRAINING FOR THE RACEBOARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Palermo 14th of May, Tomorrow from the starting point, the 19th edition of the World Festival on the Beach, with the opening of the pedestrianized area in the square at Valdesi, Mondello. 

Organized by the Albaria WIndsurfing Club with the collaboration of more than ten years from the Palermo Regional Council, the event has been made stronger since last year thanks to the intervention of the Sicilian Regional Tourism Department.

The day will open tomorrow,at 12.30 there will be the meeting of the competitors on Mondello beach for the Mount Pellegrino’s 1st Triathlon, which will not have the need to close roads in Mondello, even if the competition will take place along the coast.

At 14.30 will be the time for the teenagers race, a time to see the younger athletes play for Regional Championships Title. At 15.00 and 15.20 will be the turn for the realy young to line up at the starting line to race for the Tri Kids Cup.   But the what everyone will be waiting for is the Inter – regional Championships that sees central and southern italy teams begin their race at 15.45

The race will take place in the area around the square at Valdesi, Mondello, to allow more space for spectators to see the entertainment, with it being a weekend day there will be a large amount of people on the beach at Mondello.  The day dedicated to the Triathlon will finish at 20.00 with a disco party to be organized on the beach.

While waiting for the begining of the raceboard world championships to take place on monday the 17th of May, Riccardo Giordano and Paco Wirz, Palermo’s windsurfing champions will begin tomorrow and on Sunday training in the crystal waters at Mondello, they will be joined by Wojcik and Tomek from Poland, Guyader from France and from Germany, Baronjan.

To make the beach more welcoming l’AMIA will be seeing to streghthen its normal cleaning service.

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