A total of 500 athletes from all regions played on Saturday February 20 in San Javier Spain Championships Olympic Wrestling.
Greco-Roman and Free Free Olympic women in senior and cadet category will be held in Hall "Prince Felipe de Borbon y Grecia", from 09:00 to 21: 00h.
The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo, CEO of Sports, Alonso Gómez and the president of the Federation of Olympic Fight, José María López presented this morning in the city of San Javier Championship "which will be decisive in the face of next Olympic Games in Rio, because here come the representatives of Spain to the three previous qualifiers, "said Lopez.
Olympic medalist, Maider Unda, bronze at the Olympic Games in London, will go on one of the four tapestries to be deployed in the municipal sports hall which will also be Joaquín Martínez, employee of the City of San Javier, several times champion of Spain in Greco-Roman and likely to reach the Games in Rio struggle.
There will also be local involvement with Carla and Lera sisters Lorena and Fernando Perez of El Mirador.
The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo emphasized the importance of having "another premier sporting event to further promote the sport are unveiling our municipality."
Luengo welcomed the cooperation of the regional government through the Directorate General of Sports that as recalled by its owner, Alonso Gómez has included this tournament in its Sport and Tourism program, with which the two administrations contribute to combating seasonality.
José María López, president of the Olympic Wrestling Federation also welcomed the cooperation of the Directorate General with the sport through Sport Modernization Program in the CAR Infanta Cristina.
López was hopeful of getting to the Murcia delegation "no less than 20 medals", and invited the public to attend the Championship recalling that the struggle is the only combat sport in which it is forbidden to harm the contrary.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier