Tasmania Wins Bid for 2009 Wildwater World Cup
Source:Tasmania. Minister for Sport and Recreation.Media release.
" Tasmania has secured a major international sporting coup, winning the right to host the 2009 Canoe Wildwater World Cup, the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Michelle O’Byrne, announced today.
Speaking at the Cataract Gorge today, which is one of several venues around the State that will host the event, Ms O’Byrne, said the World Cup was a massive win for the State.
“No other Australian state or territory has hosted the Wildwater World Cup and it is only the second time the event has been held in the Southern Hemisphere,” Ms O’Byrne said."