Starting at 7:30 p.m., registrations can be made while enjoying a pop-rock concert to liven up the pre-departure that will take place at 8:30 p.m.
All participants will receive the commemorative shirt of the Games;
There will be a raffle for gifts for those who register before 20.15
The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, has presented the Opening Day of the XL Sports Games Guadalentín to be held on Friday September 7 from 19.30 and will be, according to the First Edil, "an appointment for sport and the healthiest physical activity from the coexistence, but with a cultural and playful part that will surprise the participants and that will allow to inaugurate all this high this special edition of the Lorca Olympics ".
Gil has announced that "the Walking March with which we will inaugurate the Games will take place one more year the Plaza de España." From 19.30 hours you can take the registration, for which we recommend participants who go with the necessary advance All registered and will receive free of charge the commemorative shirt that this time is of quality technical material and long sleeve, combining the logo of the Games with the colors white and pink, likewise, those who formalize the registration before At 8:15 pm, they will participate in the prize draw, before the start of the activity and during the registration process a pop-rock concert will be held to liven up the previous one and the prize draw will take place.
The First Edil stressed that "as every year will be dedicated to promote and publicize the activities carried out by local NGOs, this time the protagonist will be the Alzheimer's Association of Lorca who will report on the tremendous work they do in please people who suffer from this disease in our municipality, taking advantage of the test as a showcase to promote their activities and ways to collaborate with their purposes. "
At 20:30 the walk will begin, which will be 6 km long.
at a moderate pace and controlled so that all interested parties can participate.
Specifically, several Lorca neighborhoods and the urban center of Lorca will be visited to announce the start of Guadalentín Sports Games.
To commemorate the fortieth anniversary, the march will be led by a torch that will represent the values ​​of Olympism and that will be carried by athletes and representatives of the various sports clubs and associations of Lorca.
When all the participants return to the Plaza de España, the recreational program will begin, starting with the lighting of a cauldron with the torch.
Among other surprises there will be retrospective audiovisual projections, a music show, lights and sound and fireworks, forming a very attractive program that will delight young and old ".
The Mayor of Lorca wanted to "encourage all Lorca to join in this inauguration of a very special edition of Guadalentín Sports Games." The celebration of the 40th anniversary deserved an inauguration at the height and we are convinced that all participants they will be more than satisfied with this sports and leisure program, so we hope that the participation will be historic. "
Similarly, Gil recalled that "with the Inaugural Day we give the kick-off to 6 weeks of sport that will bring to our municipality 62 sports activities of great value.We must highlight the popular tests such as the Run for Parkinson on Sunday 7, Aquazumba and Children Aquatic Day on Thursday 13, Day of Popular Games and Sand Castles on Friday 14, Peñarrubia Lorca Trail on Sunday 16, hiking route to Cejo de los Enamorados on Sunday 23, Fitness Day on September 30, the traditional Crossing of Mountain the end of the week of October 6 and 7 or the Closure-Closing Tour on Friday, October 12. Also activities such as Healthy Mondays that will travel every week to various districts of Lorca such as Coy, Cazalla, Ramonete, La Hoya and La Torrecilla to offer fitness activities for all, we can not forget the activity Playing Athletics on the Street that will develop 4 sessions in Alamedas, San José, La Viña and
Other tests highlighted by its social component are the Sports Day for Integration and the Apandis Football Tournament, in addition to the Physical Education course that is part of the agenda of the Universidad del Mar. It should also be noted that the judo, squash and badminton, all within a living agenda that will offer more surprises during the next month and a half ".
The First Edil wanted to "highlight each of the tests that are part of this comprehensive sports agenda that is possible thanks to the efforts of local sports clubs.All of them set an ambitious agenda for the Lorca Olympics, whose sole objective is to enjoy to Lorca with sport and nurture all its benefits.The Guadalentín Sports Games are an opportunity to go out and move and to learn new sports activities, so all Lorca will take advantage and we will continue to show that we inhabit a city of sport ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca