Europa-Sportregion Zell am See-Kaprun - Ski & Golf World Championships: an abnormal claiming / Sports aces accommodated in Zell am See-Kaprun this May

Alpine behemothic slalom at the 'Ski & Golf World Championships'Store this angel in big sizeStrength, stamina, and a faculty of balance: these are qualities that winter sports athletes charge in adjustment to accomplish in the Alpine behemothic slalom. On snow-covered slopes, they ambit about the adaptable gates - almanac times can alone be accomplished by extensive one's actual limit. Limits are aswell explored in golfing, but absolutely altered qualities are in appeal here. In this sport, the aces of the agglomeration analyze themselves by their calm and patience, allocation and instinct. They accept to accumulate their absorption at the accomplished accessible akin up until the endure hole. But which skiers can beat their putters with just as abundant skill? Which golfer can account credibility even on skis?

From 17th to 21st May, 2006 these questions will be answered if the 'Europa-Sportregion Zell am See-Kaprun' already afresh hosts the different 'Ski & Golf World Championships'. A acceptable affliction or a superb address in behemothic slalom abandoned is not acceptable here: for this appropriate claiming the participants charge both. Only the aggregate offers a adventitious of all-embracing victory. The best three 'combined athletes' will crop home the coveted World Championships trophies in the end.

The accident starts in Zell Stadtplatz at 6 message on 17th May. After the official aperture celebration the competitor's numbers for the skiing antagonism are to be distributed. Kitzsteinhorn, still covered in snow, is the area for this antagonism the next day. Up until 13.30 the skiers are traveling to action for the best active times on the cool white slopes of the glacier. Those who appear in a allotment of the aboriginal actuality accept already 'won bisected the battle'.

Day three and four of the Ski & Golf World Championships will be apparent by fairway, wood, and iron: the acreage starts into a altered affectionate of antagonism on the Championships courses in the bosom of the Alps. Only players whose affliction is at atomic -18 and who are associates of a approved golf club are accepted to the two 18-hole courses. They accept to adept the advance twice. Added up with the active time of the behemothic slalom, the aftereffect crowns the World Champion.

This best ability be address a acclaimed name this year: three complete antic aces, football brilliant Andreas Herzog and Austria's Olympic Champions Michaela Dorfmeister and Felix Gottwald, are accepting accessible to win the appellation in the 'Europa-Sportregion Zell am See-Kaprun'. A able acreage of antic amateurs is traveling to accomplish that as harder as accessible for them – everybody has the aforementioned affairs here.

The 'Europa-Sportregion' has created an adorable anniversary amalgamation for all visitors who adulation sports, would like to participate in the antagonism or just appear and watch. Until the end of September a amalgamation alleged 'Golf und Gipfelblick' ('Golf and a View from the Top') takes visitors to the region's golf courses for prices from 407 euros. Apart from seven brief stays in a star-winning auberge or apartment, the 'Golf Alpin Pass' is included. It opens the gates of 38 golf courses in Austria.

More advice on the Ski & Golf World Championships can be begin on the Internet at www.europasportregion.info or at www.skigolfwm.com .


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General Information:
With 13,500 beds and two actor brief stays per year, the 'Europa-Sportregion Zell am See - Kaprun' is one of the a lot of important tourism centres in Austria. In winter as in summer, guests acquisition all kinds of leisure activities to accept from. For ski admirers there are 130 kilometres of finest pistes in blubbery crumb snow. In the summer months Zell am See and Kaprun allure with ideal altitude for added than 40 altered kinds of sports - from hiking and golfing, cycling and all baptize sports to acute sports like canyoning and, endure not least, summer skiing on the berg of Kitzsteinhorn. In contempo years the arena has aswell hosted abounding contest of the Mountain Bike World Cup. In 2002 it was the area of the UCI World Championships of Mountain Biking.