June 20, 2012 (Tartu, Estonia) – The Annual General Meeting of the Worldloppet, the international sports federation of cross-country skiing marathons, took place in Tartu, Estonia, from June 14-17. Some important decisions were taken during week-end sessions such as the re-election of Angelo Corradini as Secretary General for the next four years. Corradini is also member of the Nordic Ski Fiemme 2013 Organizing Committee and is the first Worldloppet’s Secretary General to be elected three times in a row, serving from 2004 to 2016.

The Worldloppet AGM also adopted a 16^thmember as Russia’s Demino Ski Marathon joins the federation that was founded in 1978. Nowadays, the Worldloppet covers races in Asia, America, Australia and Europe. During last several years over 100,000 skiers per season have participated in Worldloppet marathons.

Includes contributions by www.marcialonga.it and Christina Fritz