All those citizens who wish, can register until next March 9 to the VI Beneficial Tournament '12 hours of paddle with Astus', who presented Friday in the Hall of Consistory, Councilor for Sports, Ricardo Segado, President Of Astus, Joaquín Barberá, and the athlete and member of Astus, M.ª del Mar Piñero.
The tournament will be held on Saturday, March 11 from 9:00 am at the facilities of the Santa Ana Sports Club. It is an inclusive sporting event with which "it is wanted to show that people with other abilities Can be integrated into any type of event "and this" is a sporting way of giving them visibility and thus achieve their social normalization, "he wanted to emphasize the councilman.
Mowed also has wanted to thank and highlight the promotion that Astus makes sporting events, both competitive and educational, that develops with people of other abilities.
In this sense, has pointed out that the Department of Sports "is sensitized with this type of events that favor social integration with sports practice."
He also took advantage of his speech to congratulate Astus for its 50th anniversary.
The event has more echo and support every year, and proof of this is the addition of 6 new sponsors to the event, which already adds a total of 43 companies.
The president of the association thanked this support they receive, "so necessary to be visible", which shows the social importance of the tournament.
Such visibility is the fundamental objective of this sporting event, and also to ensure that these inclusive acts are not something exceptional, but the usual, he explained.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Registration can be made at the headquarters of the Association, Avenida Reina Victoria 34, by e-mail astus@astus.org, at 968 50 49 71 or at the sports facilities of the Santa Ana Sports Club.
It will be possible to participate in men's, women's and unified category.
This last category will face couples "formed by a person with disability and a person without disability," Barberá explained.
The donation to be made with each entry will be € 50 per couple, and € 25 to participate in the unified category.
If you want to participate in both categories you will pay a single registration of 50 euros.
Throughout the day participants will take a break to enjoy a giant paella.
Those who want to simply participate in this meal can also collaborate in this way through a donation of € 6.
An account number has also been activated for those people who wish to make donations to help the association: ES82 - 3058 - 0311 - 7527 - 2000 - 0785.
The money raised in the event will be used to reform and expand a porch that gives to the sports facilities of the Center of Day that has Astus in the neighborhood of Los Dolores, as has wanted to specify the president of the association
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena