UCI BMX World Championships 2013

Auckland will host the BMX world Championships in 2013.

The world ruling body, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has informed BikeNZ that the joint bid with BMX New Zealand, Auckland City Council and the government has been successful.

The event will be staged at Auckland’s Vector Arena in mid-July 2013, where a purpose-built track will be constructed using between 5000-6000 cubic metres of dirt.

The championship is expected to attract 4500 competitors, officials and supporters to the country for one of the world’s fastest growing sports that made its Olympic debut in Beijing.

Current BMX double World Champion Sarah Walker said she was thrilled with the news.

''To have the world championships in my own country will be amazing because although BMX has slowly made its way into the kiwi public eye, it will bring so much more attention to the sport,'' Walker said from California today where she is preparing to defend her world championship.

''Hopefully it will create more excitement about our sport. Being able to show off the sport that I love and compete at the highest level in front of my friends and family that haven't had the chance to watch an international BMX event will be such a buzz.''

The event will provide an enormous boost for the sport in this country, according to BikeNZ.

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