More than 300 athletes will meet at the Municipal Track of Athletics of Cartagena to participate this Wednesday, April 17 in the XXXIII edition of the Athletics Trophy Ciudad de Cartagena.
A total of 12 absolute and 10 children's tests will take place between 4:45 and 7:00 p.m. this Holy Wednesday.
The event will serve as a tribute to the 35th anniversary of Elcano Athletics Club.
In the presentation of the sporting event they have been: the councilman of Sports of Cartagena, Manuel Mora, the general director of Sports of the Region of Murcia, Alonso Gómez, the president of the Athletics Club Elcano Alfredo Castilla and the president of the UCAM Athletics Cartagena Juan Alfonso Garcia
The mayor of Sports of the City of Cartagena, Manuel Mora, has reported that the launch tests can not be held.
He explained that it is due to "that he will not arrive on time with the completion of the meadow.
It is something that we regret, but it was also something that had to be undertaken to achieve in the immediate future a better performance of the same and provide a higher quality service to our athletes "Mora clarified.
The poster of participants in this edition is of a high level, according to the organizers of the Ciudad de Cartagena Athletics Trophy.
The president of the UCAM Athletics Cartagena Juan Alfonso García affirms that in the 100 meters race there will be "a very nice pique" between the international Sergio Jornet and Fernando Maestre.
In 300 meters, runners such as the revelation athlete at the Cartagena Sports Awards Pablo Díaz will be present at this event.
The president of UCAM Athletics Cartagena thinks that the race of 1000 meters "can be spectacular, because we have announced the presence of the winner of the test of 3000 meters of the Championship of Spain absolute Moha Katir".
This athlete of the UCAM Athletics Cartagena wants to beat the record of the Municipal Track of Athletics in 1000 meters.
But Katir will not be the only claim in 1000 meters, as the Cartagena Victor Vitoria also promises to fight for victory.
In high jump will participate people with marks higher than 2 meters and in length above 7 meters.
In the female category, the 100-meter race will bring exciting moments for the level of its participants.
She will be the captain of the UCAM Athletics Cartagena, Blanca Peñuelas, Miriam Cotillas de Juventud Atlética de Elche, or Cristina Serrano of the Murcia Athletics Club among others.
In 300 meters, Laura Rodríguez Reyes is one of the main claims of this test.
In the 600 meters, that the president of the UCAM Athletics Cartagena Juan Alfonso García has defined as "a nostalgic test", because among others, Eva Ibarra Tonda, daughter of Inma Tonda and Antonio Ibarra, two high-level cartageneros runners.
Also outstanding are the Yeclana Laura Puche and Claudia Matía, daughter of the soccer player Javi Matía.
In high jump and longitude, the international athlete of Puerto Lumbreras Maika Cuenca part as highlighted.
The president of the Athletics Club Elcano Alfredo Castilla has referred to the fact that the children's tests will take place at the same time as those of the older ones.
"The children can see in first person those athletes who are representing the elite athletics of the Region of Murcia and those who come from the rest of Spain."
As for the City of Cartagena Athletics Trophy, Alfredo Castilla assures that "he has become an icon of Murcian athletics and is one of the first competitions of the national calendar".
In addition to athletes from the Region of Murcia, will come athletes from Catalonia, Andalusia and Valencia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena