After five intense weeks, next weekend ends the 41st edition of the Lorca mini Olympics with these two popular events.
The cycle-ride that begins in Felipe VI and the 'Run for Parkinson' that will be in the National Police Square
This morning the Councilor for Sports, Irene Jódar, the National Police Commissioner, Pedro Montiel, and the Vice President of the Lorca Association of Sickness of Parkinson Isabel Morales have presented the closing weekend of the Guadalentín Sports Games.
The mayor of Sports has said that 'Lorca puts the finishing touch to five weeks of intense work and more than 70 activities, in which different sports have taken thousands of people to the street.
Among them federated athletes, but also thousands of Lorca who have wanted to participate in this 41st edition of the Guadalentín Sports Games, and that so far we have to make a very positive balance 'He also added that' we will close for everything High this edition that has brought many novelties, and that for the first time has created the figure of ambassador, this year specifically ambassador, the athlete Úrsula Ruiz, 'added ´Jódar Pérez.
This weekend of October 12-13 is very important, several activities, and two specifically close these Sports Games Guadalentín, are two popular events and great participation.
On Saturday October 12 we have the cycle-ride that will depart from the parking lot of the Felipe VI Sports Complex, at 11 in the morning, and will travel through several areas of Lorca, including Europa Avenue, passing through Paso Encarnado Avenue, or the street Major, among others.
The platoon will also roll and enter Juan Carlos I, Jerónimo Santa Fé, C / Camino Viejo del Puerto, Ronda Sur, along the Avenida Mayor José Antonio Gallego López, Virgen de las Huertas Mall, Plaza del Rey Sabio, road La Pulgara, Santa Quiteria Santa Clara, among others.
The cycle-ride will be circular, it starts and ends in the same place.
Irene Jódar recalled that 'there will be special prizes for the best Ensemble, Costume-Bike, Weirdest pedal vehicle (not motorized), Best set set (3 or more bicycles).
In addition, there will be raffles, which will be made with the registration numbers.
The lucky ones can take trips, bicycles, hams, lots of sausages and dinners.
Also, there will be t-shirts of the Games for the first 1500 registered.
The next day, on Sunday the 13th at 10:00 hours, the popular solidarity race 'Run for Parkinson' will take place, where the money raised will go to the Lorca Association of Parkinson's patients, as it has been doing for other years.
And also this year joins the National Police cause on the occasion of the commemoration of the 40 years of the incorporation of women into the National Police Corps.
This has been confirmed by Commissioner Pedro Montiel.
In addition, the departure and arrival will be in the National Police Square in the Cat area.
There will be a circular route of more than 5.3 kilometers for the absolute category.
It should be remembered that this test is the last of the local circuit of popular races 2018-2019.
There will also be categories for minors (duffel bag, prebenjamin, baby, juvenile and child) with short distances adapted to each category.
Registration can be made at www.asupuestos.com until next Thursday at 2:00 pm, and the price is 5 euros for adults and 2 euros.
Also as a novelty, on the occasion of the anniversary, the National Police will have a general male and female classification for members of this body participating in the race, as well as specific medals for the first national, male and female police officers from the senior category to the of veterans G, as noted by the commissioner of the National Police Corps', Pedro Montiel.
Who has also been 'very grateful to the Department of Sports for the deference to National Police and include them in this activity of the Guadalentín Sports Games, and also perform it in the National Police Square, which is an ideal, wide place, where people can warm up and relax after the race. '
He also said that also the children of fellow police officers will participate in this solidarity test. '
And he added that 'from the National Police, everyone is always at the service of the whole world, and with more reason to solidarity causes such as helping and supporting the patients of parkinson's'.
Meanwhile, the vice president of the Lorca Association of Parkinson's patients, Isabel Morales has been grateful 'to the Guadalentín Sports Games for including this group for another year in this race, giving much needed support and especially giving visibility to this disease ', He also added that this test, the' Run for Parkinson 'is done worldwide to publicize this disease, which is still somewhat unknown.
Likewise, she has been very happy with the support this year of the National Police because visibility is multiplied '.
Vice President Isabel Morales has called for the maximum number of people to participate, and thus achieve an important figure with the inscriptions, since the proceeds will go to try to improve the lives of patients with Parkinson's with fundamental activities and treatments.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca