The 11th World Championships for Juniors will be held in Suwa, about 2 1/2 hrs drive west of Tokyo, on July 13, 14 & 15.A little recap of the previous editions shows that it is a very international affair where a changing variety of countries makes it to the top 3.
2001 - Lons-le-Saunier - France
(1) Belgium (2) Sweden (3) Spain
2003 - Brno - Czech Republic
(1) Madagascar (2) Algeria (3) Spain
2005 - Longueuil - Canada
(1) France (2) Spain (3) Estonia / Tunisia (shared)
This time four youngsters from VOMP in Sonoma will represent the USA: Hallie & brother Brendan, Patrick and Wolfgang. They're training hard.Read more on the FPUSA Blog.
Yesterday Sonoma's The Press dedicated a very nice article to the team.And here's a report (souvenirs!) we made about the 2001 Championship.
