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Sep. 15, 2011
Gregan Crawford, Board of Garrett County Commissioners, and Director Jim Hinebaugh, GC Department of Economic Development, traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia, to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to stage an international sporting event.
The capital city was hosting the 2011 International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) World Championship Canoe and Kayak Slalom Races. More than 400 athletes from 49 nations competed. Garrett County will host a similar event in 2014.
“It was a very productive week,” Crawford said during the commissioners’ public meeting on Tuesday. “A lot of areas that were typically off limits to many, we were fortunate to have access to. It’s extremely rare. There were eight different categories, and we had access to all eight areas.”
Those included the athletes’ village and medical, judging, video review, and protest areas.
Crawford indicated the ability to observe the race and talk with ICF members from around the world provided valuable information and would help the county prepare for its own event.
Following its April 15 board meeting in Paris, the ICF awarded the Adventure Sports Center International’s (ASCI) bid to host the federation’s 2014 Canoe Slalom World Championships. ASCI beat out competing entries from Austria and Poland.
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