The 2008 World Boomerang Championships organizing committee (WBC) announced today that

an agreement has been reached for the online webcasting rights to the 2008 World Boomerang

Championships. The WBC meets every 2 years at different locales around the globe and this year

it meets at the University of Washington facilities, in Seattle WA. Boomerangs are a rapidly

growing sport with regional competitions throughout the world and 12 national teams currently

participating in this event. Boomerangs.TV plans to webcast each day's highlights online from

August 18th - 25th. Opportunities are still available for exclusive broadcast rights to a media

presentation event scheduled for August 24th.

Seattle, WA (PRWeb) July 30, 2008 -- The 2008 World Boomerang Championships organizing committee

(WBC) announced today that Boomerangs.tv will webcast daily video updates of the 2008 World Boomerang

Championships in Seattle, WA. The world's top boomerang throwers will compete in  a series of Individual and

Team events from August 17th - 28th with a media event day scheduled for August 24th, 2008.

The 2008 World Boomerang Championships (WBC) involve teams from 12 countries competing to decide World

Team and Individual Championships in the sport of boomerangs. The United States and Germany have dominated

WBC events since their inception in 1981, but strong teams and individual competitors are expected from

Switzerland, Australia, England, France, Japan, Denmark, Italy, Canada, Brazil and other countries. The general

public is welcome at all times but visiting on August 24th is recommended for best viewing.

The sport of Boomerangs is coordinated worldwide by the International Federation of Boomerang Associations

and in the United States by the United States Boomerang Association. This event takes place every 2 years and

includes the top boomerang competitors from each country. Many current world record holders and former world

champions will be competing; including current US All Around Boomerang Champion Dan Bower, 2 time US

Champ Matt Golenor and 3 time World GLORP Champ Steve Kavanaugh. Current world record holders

Betsylew Miale-Gix and Adam Ruhf will be there as well as 3 time World Champ, 12 time US Nationals Champ

Chet Snouffer.

 

Gold sponsors for the 2008 event are CORPORATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, and ESSENTIAL

BAKING COMPANY. Additional sponsors include BOOMERANGS.COM  and the Washington Boomerang

Club. Media rights and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

 

For further information consult boomerangs.tv, a website dedicated to the competition boomerang scene with

downloadable boomerang videos, photos and boomerang related news.  Print, Radio and Television feeds can be

facilitated by contacting Dana Larrabee at (760) 295-6456 or faxing release forms to (760) 722-3561. The

organization's plans include international media coverage and a possible application to be a part of the Olympics

at some point in the future.

For more information, please contact:

 

WBC - Steve Kavanaugh (206) 650-7998

BOOMERANGS.COM - Dana Larrabee (760) 295-6456

USBA - Joe Rader (512) 557-5848

Contact Information

DANA LARRABEE

Boomerangs.com

http://www.boomerangs.tv

760-295-6456

Steve Kavanaugh

International Federation of Boomerang Associations

http://seattle2008.ifba-online.com/

(206) 650-7998