German Chancellor Angela Merkel to become patron of Luge World Championships

Winterberg (RWH): The German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be the patron at the International Luge Federation’s (FIL) 48th Luge World Championships in Winterberg (GER) next winter. The news was announced in a press release by Erholungs- und Sportzentrum Winterberg GmbH (ESZW), who run the track facility and will be working with BRC Hallenberg to organise the event. The FIL World Championships will take place on the artificial track in the Hochsauerland region of Germany from 25 to 27 January 2017.