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Councilman Sports underlined tens of thousands of spectators enjoyed as more than 60 different sports organized by the Municipality of hand clubs, sports federations and the region.

Councilman Sports City of Lorca, Augustine Llamas, has described as "resounding success" the result of "extensive and varied range of activities organized during the Consistory Lorca last year on the occasion of his appointment as European City of Sport and that exceeded the participation of 17,850 athletes in competitions and tens of thousands of spectators. "

Llamas stressed that "with 110 tests over 60 different sports that City Council has organized the very clubs, sports federations and the Autonomous Region have exceeded all expectations both in quantitative and qualitative terms, as it tests have been combined with other popular nature and high level of performance. "

In this sense, the council has stressed the national championships as the Rugby Solidarity March Bike from Alicante to Lorca, conducting sporting events in the city center as the Regional Championship Tournament Paddle and City of Lorca the same sport, as well as the numerous racing Run for Lorca, the Lorca City Half Marathon or the first San Silvestre.

The mayor pointed out that "Lorca was also the end of the Tour of Murcia, and hosts numerous school sports championships and seat of the European Congress on this matter. Moreover, we must stress that the activities have been developed both in the hull urban and in neighborhoods and Lorca districts and have been aimed at all ages, including football of all kinds, basketball, handball, tennis, table tennis, paddle tennis, hiking, archery, water activities, orientation, model airplanes, games for the 3rd age, paragliding, etc.. ".

Llamas Augustine thanked the cooperation of sports groups, the Directorate General of Sports of the Regional Government and sponsors, "without which Lorca had not managed to be a national benchmark in sport, this movement of people has helped to increase hotel occupancy the city and the economic revitalization of Lorca. "

Finally, the Councillor for Sports added that "the impressive commitment to the sport that has our town has received his just reward, have achieved the objectives that the citizen enjoys the exercise, commit to conquering achievements practice of fair play and improving health, and precisely why during 2014 the city of Lorca continue making an effort to show that sport is one of the axes of socioeconomic pulse of our city. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca