San Javier hosts the weekend Phase II of Spain Cup Gymnastics in the participation of 308 gymnasts from all categories from Murcia, Madrid, Castilla La Mancha, Valencia, Catalonia and Aragon.
The Councillor for Sports, Carlos Albaladejo presented this morning in the city of San Javier sporting event, will attract over 1,000 people to the area, along with Miriam Alonso, president of the Club Gymnastics for All, San Javier, president of Murcia Federation of Gymnastics, Francisca Martínez, and a technical representative of the Federation, Rosa Blaya.
The pavilion "Prince Felipe de Borbon y Grecia", at the sports center of San Javier, will be the hub of this second phase of the Cup of Spain which starts on Friday 6 participants receiving and held the heats in Saturday afternoon from 16:00 to 20: 00h.y the finals with the top 10 ranked teams on Sunday, January 8th from 09:30 to 14: 00h.
The six clubs existing in the Region of Murcia participate in hopes of maintaining the Region at No. 1 national ranking, since it occupies today, and continue monopolizing the top spots obtained in Sagunto in Phase I Cup of Spain, by the three teams participating Cartagena and Murcia Gymnos by the Club.
The third and final phase of the Cup will be played in Igualada Spain, in March.
The mayor of Sports, Carlos Albaladejo Miriam Alonso congratulated for the work that is taking place in San Javier with this sport mode that 60 gymnasts have joined a club of veterans included, which will be exhibiting during the championship.
The president of the Federation of the Region of Murcia Gymnastics, Francisca Martinez thanked the host and the work of the City of San Javier and the team of the Municipal Sports for the completion of this Phase II Cup Spain will contribute to main objective of the Federation is to extend this sport to all municipalities, beyond the good results achieved by the Murcia teams.
The aesthetic gymnastics defined by Rosa Blaya as "synchronized swimming on a tapestry" is not a new method but takes 200 years performing around the world but in the Region of Murcia is 4 years old and autonomous federation with only six clubs.
The inclusion of aesthetic gymnastics school sports program of the Autonomous Community will help to spread the practice of this sport, of great beauty.
Tickets for the knockout stage on Saturday afternoon and the final will be played on Sunday morning can be purchased at the box office hall half an hour before the start of the competition.
The price is 2 euros for Saturday and 3 euros for Sunday's final.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier