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Eliocroca, Fran Tomás, Petanque Club San Diego, Senior Women's Basketball, Mario Carrasco Ayen and Beatriz García Porlán were recognized during the gala held on Saturday at the Teatro Guerra de Lorca
The Councilor for Sports of the City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martínez Carrasco, participated in the closing ceremony of the XXIII Sports Gala, held at the Teatro Guerra on Saturday May 6 and organized by the local Sports Press Association and the City Council.
For the first time, the members of the Sectorial Council for Physical Activity and Sport participated in the election, a body of participation where groups such as the Federation of Women's Organizations, the Youth Council, Neighborhood Associations, the Physical Education Forum and Sports, primary and secondary physical education teachers, social associations, high-performance athletes and sports clubs and associations.
The Edil de Deportes recalled "the importance of enjoying a healthy lifestyle habits, because nowadays the practice of sports activities has spread to unimaginable limits and people of any age and condition enjoy a healthy life. Girls participating in the 33 sports schools or the almost 12,000 participants in the School Sports Program in Lorca to the 500 majors who participate in any of the 26 adapted gymnastics courses that are developed in 19 social venues and 3 municipal pavilions. Benefits of sports, we want to reach more people.This is the reason why we launched the "We Believe in You" campaign, which aims to encourage sports in the face of sedentary lifestyle and obesity.
During his speech, Martinez Carrasco expressed his gratitude to the Eliocroca sports group, with special emphasis on the achievements of this club that has become over the last 40 years an essential organization for the municipality, which is why he received The prize for Best Local Entity for its work of promotion, diffusion and management within the sports field.
Edil also dedicated a few words to the rest of the winners.
"They represent a complete paradigm of the virtues of Lorca sport in terms of quality, participation, attraction or training, each in their respective area."
The winners were:
Fran Tomás, best athlete in absolute category for the second consecutive year.
Absolute Team of the Club Petanca San Diego, for its third place in the National League of 1st Division Men's Clubs held in Barcelona in October.
Senior Female Eliocroca Basketball, for promotion to the 1st National Division.
Mario Carrasco Ayén, best male athlete in category promises thanks to the bronze obtained in the Championship of Spain Junior Road Cycling.
Beatriz García Porlán, best female athlete in the female category for her bronze medal in the Spanish U18 Championship.
Raimundo Caro Porlán, best classified of its category in the demanding Rise to the Peak of Veleta.
Antonio Robles, award for sports dedication.
Hermanos Heredia y Mulero and Hotel Félix, for their support of the sport of Lorca.
The Colegio Ciudad del Sol, for its multitudinous involvement in School Sports.
The Alhama Mountain Night Crossing, organized by the Leyva Sports Association, as an event organized in the Region, which celebrates its 30th anniversary.
In the same way special mentions were given to:
José María Sánchez Martínez, appointed by FIFA international football referee
Pilar Garre Fernández, a member of Team #retoyosipuedo, who ran 12 half marathons in 2016 with the purpose of raising money for children with Down Syndrome, for their work in solidarity with this association.
Laura Gallego Silvente, International with the Spanish selection of beach soccer, winning the I Mundialito held in Portugal.
Raúl Ferra Murcia, appointed in 2016 Technical Director of the Spanish Federation of Orientation and member of the Environmental Commission of the International Orienteering Federation.
Encarna Hernández "La niña del gancho", a true pioneer of women's basketball in Spain for his career as a player and coach in the best clubs.
VI National Games of Transplanted, national event held in Lorca in April and May 2016.
Martínez Carrasco highlighted the complete map of sports facilities in our city.
"We have to be proud that any sporting modality has a suitable space for its practice today. Pavilions such as San Antonio, Alamedas, San Jose, La Hoya or institutes, swimming pools, the great Sports Complex of La Torrecilla with its imminent Sports track "Ursula Ruiz", soccer fields such as the Artés, annexes, Embarre or the Angel Villar Football Complex, the International Beach-Volleyball Center and, of course, the jewel of the crown: the Felipe VI Sports Complex " .
About the same, the Edil said that "it is a reference center for sports in our Region, as it has the best facilities and also with a complete portfolio of activities that have made it the great temple of sport Lorquino.More than 500 pilates classes, spinning, yoga, zumba, step, cardiobox, core, gap or even Latin dance are held in the Felipe VI Sports Complex every month, with a total of more than 3,000 daily users among subscribers, trainees , Clubs or schools, in addition to free users.
"Sports is today a motor of growth and a factor of economic dynamism, Lorca knows how to squeeze these benefits as very few people." We are, fortunately, a city of sport.We have to be proud of the local sports agenda, which has tests With a great capacity of attraction, for example, the Spanish Championship of Youth Volleyball recently celebrated, but also of local tests with as much pull for the participation as the solidarity "You will not walk alone" or the seventh "Run for Lorca", has Explained the Councilor for Sports.
"Throughout 2017 our municipality will host 46 regional, national and international sports competitions. According to forecasts, 23,000 athletes will compete in Lorca and thousands of fans will come to our municipality to contemplate the tests, making use of hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, shops , Etc. Among them stand out 11 championships in Spain and 3 tests with international incidence, as has been the Lorca O-Mitin Orientation or as will be the stage of the Tour of Spain that will depart Lorca or the International Chess Tournament City of Lorca "Finished Martinez Carrasco.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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