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The V Cartagena City Triathlon, which annually organizes the club Cartagena of this sport, in collaboration with the Department of Sports, will beat the record turnout next Sunday, May 16.

250 athletes from Cartagena, Murcia and the neighboring provinces of Almeria, Alicante, Albacete and Murcia have enrolled in the trial, that for organizational reasons, had to limit their number of participants.

The event was presented this afternoon to the media by the Councillor for Sports, Alonso Gómez López, the president of Triathlon Club Cartagena, Francisco Pedrero, and Miguel Lopez, head of the organization.

Pedrero has highlighted the rise and popularity it has experienced in the past five years, the triathlon, as more and more are people who dare to practice, which does not require special physical conditions, but training.

The proof of this is for President of Club Cartagena Traitlón the considerable increase of members and participants in the test.

Miguel Lopez for his part explained the details of the trophy which will begin at 10.30 am, centered on the Plaza de los Heroes de Cavite.

Consist of a test followed where participants deberánnadar first a distance of 750 meters in a circuit of the docks, for then mounted enbicicleta and complete a distance of 20 miles taking several laps on a circuit that will run from Cortina Creek port, and finish with a run through the area of the wall of the Paseo de Alfonso XII, 5 miles long.

The design of the test has been performed, according to Lopez, so it is safe for athletes, colorful to the public and affected as little as possible to the traffic, which estarácortado duration in the port area.

It is expected that the first runner finished the course in an hour and a half hour later, the last participant.

As usual in this type of competitions in which works the Department of Sports, there will be cash prizes and trophies after the delivery of sports equipment will raffle donated by sponsors from all participants.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena