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The Palace of Sports of Cartagena will open its doors this weekend, from August 3 to 5, to host the Cadete 2018 International Women's Basketball Tournament, a major sports event involving the national teams of Spain, France, Poland and Russia.

The mayor, Ana Belén Castejón, was in charge of giving the details of the tournament, accompanied by the Councilor for Sports, Obdulia Gómez;

the president of the Federation of Basketball of the Region of Murcia, Juan Carlos Hernández, and the coordinator of Selections of the International Area of ​​the Spanish Basketball Federation, Joaquín Brizuela.

For the mayor, 'this is an important sporting event, which serves the teams to prepare for the World Championship, which will be held on August 9 in Italy and, in addition, the 14 players of the Spanish National Team, among the that there is one of the earth, Alejandra Sánchez, not only will accompany us during this international tournament, but they have chosen our municipality, with great criteria, to train for six days until their trip to Italy. '

During the tournament, which is expected the arrival of more than 120 people between athletes and trainers, Cartagena puts at the disposal of the Spanish and Autonomous Basketball federations the Sports Palace and all the hotel infrastructure and restaurants and shops with which account the municipality.

Specifically, they will stay at the Los Habaneros hotel and the Posadas de España.

Castejón has used the occasion to 'thank the confidence placed in us by the Spanish Basketball Federation and the Autonomic Federation when choosing us as the venue for this important event', noting that 'from the Department of Sports we are working so that the competition is a success and enjoy not only the members of the teams but also the family members who accompany them.

The matches will begin this Friday, August 3, where the Spanish national team will face the Polish team at 20.15 in the Palacio de Deportes.

The three days of the tournament will be at 18.00 and 20.15.

The matches will be broadcasted on Youtube, through the Basketball Federation channel.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena