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Universities of Murcia will measure their strength in the inter-university Canoeing Championship XV that played the University of Murcia, Polytechnic University of Cartagena, San Antonio Catholic University and General Air Academy, on Sunday May 11 from 10:00 h.
in the beach area Barnuevo, Santiago de la Ribera.
The Championship was presented this morning in the city of San Javier in a ceremony attended by the Councillor for Sports, Carlos Albaladejo, testing coordinator, Nemesio Mariño, and department heads of Sport, the UMU, Aurelio Navarro, UPC, Ricardo Ibáñez, UCAM, Paul Rosillo and AGA, Antonio Poncela.
Olympic medalist Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi, who won bronze in K1 slalom at the Olympic Games in London, also attended the presentation of the Championships in which he will participate for the first time as a student of UCAM.
The Championship will start at 10:00 h and the final are scheduled from 11:00 h.
The awards ceremony will take place on the beach about 13:30 h.
with the assistance of the authorities of each of the centers, and the mayor of San Javier, Juan Martínez.
The inter-university championship, which this year will have more female participation vessels Girl with the UMU, UCAM and UPC, for the first time, in addition to men's and mixed, has the particularity that only the team that wins three consecutive times or delivered 5 alternate.
In the 14 year history of the championship, the UCAM has won 10 editions, is the only center that has managed to take it 3 times.
The record leaves a victory trophy for AGA in the first edition, two for the UMU in the following two editions, and one for the UPC in 2006. UCAM who won last year must now win two more consecutive editions for take the trophy home.
As happened last year, the four universities also compete with a boat and staff of each school.
The AGA was imposed last year.
The female version of the championship, held for the first year, the exhibition will be waiting for the AGA also brings an entirely female team said Nemesio Mariño.
Councillor for Sports, Carlos Albaladejo highlighted antiquity having this test and pride involved for San Javier have a sporting event that gathers the four university centers of the Region of Murcia.
Albaladejo also stressed the social value of the Championship which is an opportunity for rapprochement and coexistence among four centers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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