Altenberg (pps) The newly renovated artificially-iced track in Altenberg (Germany) will not only organise the upcoming FIBT World Championships in bobsleigh and skeleton in 2008, there’s also an anniversary to celebrate. The first weekend in February (February 1-3, 2008), Altenberg will host the 200th World Cup event in the history of the International Luge Federation, FIL. Apart from the Viessmann Luge World Cup on Saturday and Sunday (women’s single, men’s single and double-seater), the SUZUKI Challenge Cup will be staged on Friday.

Altenberg will host its third FIBT World Championships after 1991 and 2000; FIL World Luge Championships were organised on the track in Saxony in 1996.