The CIC Vice-President Carmelo Paniagua will attend to the 2009 World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Ostend City, Belgium.

Ostend it’s a very popular and famous city for the sport of speed skating and has hosted the CIC World Roller Speed Skating Championships on many occasions.

The Vice-President, Mr.Paniagua, will be met by Jan Piotrowsky, President of the Belgian Roller Sports Federation (FBRS), and will be there to observe the road and marathon competitions in Ostend.

The 2009 European Championships has set new historical records with more than 400 athletes from 24 countries attending including first time competitors from Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Slovakia taking part.

The 2009 European Championships it’s a big step for our Olympic Campaign as the IOC President Jacques Rogge is from Belgium.

“Everyone in Zandvoorde has been working hard to prepare for this high-level event, whether as organizers, athletes or supporters, so I hope that these will be excellent European Championships worthy of the sport of roller speed skating.

At the same time, I hope that these Championships will bring everyone from the different countries taking part closer together in a spirit of sporting fellowship” Rogge said on his Welcome Letter sent to the Organizing Committee of Ostend 2009.