Key player adds his support to City's World Championship Bid

3:11 PM Fri 10 Sep 2010 GMT

'Kingston, Ontario Logo' Elizabeth A Kerr

A Toronto man with an extensive background in international sport supports Kingston's bid for the 2014 International Sailing Federation world championships. Paul Henderson, president of sailing federation from 1994 to 2004 and a former member of the International Olympic Committee, believes Kingston is the perfect spot for the largest sailing regatta outside the Olympics. 'Can they win? Sure,' Henderson said on Wednesday, one day after city councillors approved $920,000 in financial support if Kingston's bid to host the event is successful in February. 'Kingston isn't an unknown (city in the sailing world). Everybody knows the facility, everybody knows the town, ...

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by CY Staff