In this way the tribute that the city of Lorca makes to the best Lorca athlete of all time and that began last December with the reopening of the Athletics Track of La Torrecilla, where he began training now 20 is completed years.
The Councilor for Sports of the City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas has chaired with the weightlifter Lorca, Úrsula Ruiz Pérez, the placement of a sculpture of the athlete at the entrance of the athletics track, which, since last month December, it bears his name.
Since December a plaque with the name of the athlete lorquina sports in these facilities, but from the Sports Service of the City of Lorca wanted to complete the tribute of the city of Lorca to Ursula Ruiz, for it, according to the Councilor for Sports, Juan Miguel Bayonas "got down to work for the design of a silhouette of the own weight thrower, for it they took pictures during a training where the model would come out to do it in iron, and then the maintenance service of the Department of Sports He was in charge of painting and treating, in short, it is a team effort from idea to creation, through design ".
The silhouette of Úrsula Ruiz in black has been placed on a silver frame that gives the sensation that is in the air and from today presides over the entrance to this athletics track from the parking lot next to the velodrome.
For the mayor of Sports thus completes the tribute of the city of Lorca to the best athlete from Lorca of all times that a few weeks ago picked up the prize for the 'Best Sportsman' of 2017 in the XXIV edition of the Sports Gala of Lorca , which was held on February 23 at the Guerra Theater, for being the Spanish Champion of Weight Launch in Indoor and Outdoor Sports 2017, with the record of Spain (18.28 meters).
It should be recalled that last December 3, the mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, and the Lorca weight thrower Úrsula Ruiz reopened this sports complex complex of La Torrecilla that since that day bears the name of "Athletics Track Úrsula Ruiz" , as a tribute to this famous sportswoman from Lorca.
In addition, until next Tuesday, March 20, will be able to vote for Ursula Ruiz as the best athlete of 2017, in the awards granted by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation to the best athletes and coaches of the year.
Voting is open to athletes, coaches, judges, managers, clubs and fans in general.
Among the prizes for participating there is a tracksuit of the Spanish athletics team, a t-shirt and a pair of competition trousers, and four tickets in the grandstand to attend the outdoor Outdoor Meeting of the Spanish Open Championship.
Ruiz was proclaimed champion of Spain of Shot put on indoor track for the ninth consecutive time on 18 February in the championship that was played in Valencia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca