Berchtesgaden (pps) The International Luge Federation (FIL) has launched a donation campaign to financially support the family of Nodar Kumaritashvili. The athlete from Georgia died in a training accident on the opening day of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, at the age of 21.

According to information from the President of the Luge Federation of Georgia, the family is in urgent need of financial support. Some years ago, their house was completely destroyed by fire. Mainly with the help of their only son, the family had begun to rebuild the house, which is still far from completion.

As immediate support, the FIL already transferred 10,000.- Euros to the family.

Donation account:

Recipient: International Luge Federation, donation account Kumaritashvili

Bank: Sparkasse Berchtesgadener Land, Maximilian Str. 6, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany

Account No.: 20121422

Bank code: 710 500 00

IBAN: DE12 7105 0000 0020 1214 22

Swift-BIC: BYLADEM1BGL