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This weekend, on 31 May and 1 June, the newly refurbished athletics track Cartagena municipal opens with a high-level competition, the Championship of Spain XX Regional Federations Combined Events, and the Championship of Spain Veteran athletes in the same mode.
In this championship will go the top four regional federations in Spain, whose athletes, in addition to dispute this title, will have the opportunity to be part of the team representing Spain in the European and to be the representative male and female in the Ibero-American Games, held this year in Argentina.
During these two days of intense running, will bring together some fifty athletes.
Among the male teams, are Galicia, Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia, where athletes will Cartagena José María Gómez Peña and his brother Salvador, and the promising young Alfonso Fernández Balsa, Alhama de Murcia.
In addition, Valencia, Catalonia, Andalusia and Madrid will be represented by women's teams.
As highlighted Juan Alfonso Martinez, coach of Athletics UCAM Cartagena during the presentation of the event in this championship may be made at least one Olympic, and which will bring together some of the best athletes from all over Spain, as Oscar Gonzalez or Maria Peinado.
The coach has confidence that the athletes Cartagena can be among the top five positions and even 'drain them' in the team representing Spain in the European.
MUNICIPAL COURT ATHLETICS
Councillor for Sports, Alonso Gómez, stressed during the presentation of new municipal facilities track athletic place it among the most modern in the entire region.
Since its opening in 1986, he said, has been made in her 14 competitions over 200 national and regional.
After its renovation, will be able to host international events.
The works have cost around 300,000 euros, half of them contributed by the Autonomous Community.
Among the new features, has installed an artificial turf outdoor street, adjacent to the street 8, for continuous running and endurance.
In addition, we applied 4,500 square meters of pavement top layer synthetic track, new electrical wiring, a new long jump pit, a new circle and new cage and new launch pad for pole vault.
Improvements have also occurred in the locker room with a complete makeover, inside the grass, paint fences and also purchase of sports equipment.
For the president of the Athletics Federation of Murcia, Rosendo Beregüí, Cartagena track is one of the most profitable sports and social is the whole region, since it is used daily by athletes and schoolchildren.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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