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Courtesy of USA Waterski  Eight athletes will represent USA Water Ski at the 8th World Games, July 23-26, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The World Games, first held in 1981, is an international multi-sport event meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympics. The water ski program consists of three-event water skiing, barefoot water skiing and wakeboarding. Caroline Hensley of Hixson, Tenn., and Storm Selsor of Fremont, Calif., will participate in the three-event water skiing competition. Keith St. Onge of Winter Haven, Fla., Adin Daneker of Olympia, Wash., and Elaine Heller of Alma Center, Wis., will participate in the barefoot water skiing competition. Andrew Adkison of Windermere, Fla., Dallas Friday of Orlando, Fla., and Raimi Merritt of Lantana, Fla., will participate in the wakeboarding competition. The participating athletes – who compete solely for individual medals – are selected based on world overall rankings and availability. Held every four years, the World Games is organized and governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee. More than 3,500 athletes from 100 nations and 40 sports competed in the 2005 World Games in Duisburg, Germany. For more information on the World Games, click here.
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