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The Sports Palace of Cartagena hosts from 16 to 19 March, Father's Day, the 1st Basketball Tournament Cartagena 'City of Treasures', a sporting event of national and regional nature, organized by the Department of Sports of the City of Cartagena in collaboration with UCAM Basketball Club ACB, where 16 national male teams, cadet category.

"The main objective is to promote the participation of athletes in a tournament at the highest level within the youth category, as well as encourage and develop activities that facilitate the transition from sport initiation to sports performance," said Councilor for Sports, Manuel Mora, during the presentation of the first tournament of this sport.

The 16 teams will be divided into 2 categories of 8 teams, which will play the games in the morning and in the afternoon.

One of the participating teams will be the UCAM Basketball Club ACB.

The general director of Sports of UCAM, Pablo Rosique, has affirmed that with this tournament "he wants to plant the seed of the future of the competition of the maximum categories of all the national bases so that it is to see the basketball in pure state".

Although this year, the tournament is for men's teams, it is expected to incorporate women's basketball teams in the coming years.

In addition to the tournament itself, other complementary activities will be carried out, such as a triple stars contest.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena