Kiteboard championship begins

[NewsWhore]

The World Kiteboarding Championships will begin on Cabarete beach tomorrow. A total of 115 athletes from around the world will compete in the week-long event with a US$45,000 prize for the top boarder. Event organizer Lorenzo Sancasani says the event has cost US$130,000 to put together, but represents US$700,000 in revenue for the area of Cabarete. Ariel Corniel, Alex Soto, Enmanuel Rondon, Jean Marcos Rivera and Juan Carlos Morel will represent the DR at the event. Corniel was the 2007 Cabarete Championship winner and has become one of the world's best young boarders. International coverage is expected with SBC Kite boarding, Core Magazine, Fuel TV, GTM Surf, Kiterock Magazine and Kiteworld Magazine already in the country for the event. Cabarete beach is among the world's top three kiteboarding destinations.

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