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San Javier hosts for the first time, the Championship of Spain Adapted Athletics to be held during the weekend, on 20 and 21 June involving a total of 160 athletes from all over Spain.
The Championships, which includes all categories of athletics own, starts Friday morning with the reception of the athletes start competing from 10: 00h.
Saturday June 20 in morning and afternoon sessions, continuing on Sunday morning until noon, when there will be the awards ceremony.
The Councillor for Sports, Carlos Albaladejo and the president of the Sports Federation of Persons with Physical Disabilities, Ascension Hernandez, representing the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled and Cerebral Palsy, presented this morning in San Javier Championship "that It will be crucial to seal the participation of athletes for both the upcoming Paralympic Games to Rio 16 World Championship to be held in Qatar next October. "
The local athlete, Lorenzo Albaladejo was Paralympics in London, will therefore defend his participation in the games Rio 16 in its people and in the facilities that began said the mayor of Sports, Carlos Albaladejo who recommended the public to attend the Championship and "see how the limits are an opportunity to excel through sport"
Ascension Hernandez stressed the importance of this Championship which attract the best athletes also try to overcome brands for the World Cup and Paralympic Games.
Hernandez reported that involve five sports federations: the blind, with 55 athletes;
cerebral palsy 42;
28 physically handicapped, 16 deaf and mentally disabled with 7 as well as 13 other athletes in the Open category.
Ascension Hernandez claimed the role of athletes no more among people with some kind of disability and advised families with children come at some point to witness the competition "to include disability as normal in society."
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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