West Robbed of a Great Occasion ; Great Sporting Events Lift Spirits, Boost Confidence and Provide a Catalyst for Growth. That's Why Cornwall's Success in Winning the Opportunity to Stage Rescue 2010, the International Lifesaving Championships, Was Such a Coup and Why the News Today, That the Event Will Not Now Go Ahead, Is Such a Disappointment.

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Great sporting events lift spirits, boost confidence and provide a catalyst for growth. That's why Cornwall's success in winning the opportunity to stage Rescue 2010, the international lifesaving championships, was such a coup and why the news today, that the event will not now go ahead, is such a disappointment.

The event promised to be the biggest international sporting occasion in Britain this side of the London 2012 Olympics. After the stunning success of the swimming events at the Beijing Games, the prospect of a water-based sports event centred on pool and ocean, set against the stunning backdrop of the Cornish coast, was mouthwatering.

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West Robbed of a Great Occasion ; Great Sporting Events Lift Spirits, Boost Confidence and Provide a Catalyst for Growth. That's Why Cornwall's Success in Winning the Opportunity to Stage Rescue 2010, the International Lifesaving Championships, Was Such a Coup and Why the News Today, That the Event Will Not Now Go Ahead, Is Such a Disappointment.

It would have put Cornwall on the international stage and firmly cemented its place as a global venue for water sports. It would have acted as a shop window for the whole of the We...

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