The town of Los Alcazares Murcia hosts from Sunday until the 27th of October the Windsurfing European Championship U-15 and U-17, in male and female categories, which will be held in the waters of the Mar Menor, compared High Performance Center Infanta Cristina.
In addition to child and youth European championship, also held the European Championship Raceboard absolute class, which stands out for its spectacular and technically demanding in this sport.
Altogether participate in more than 250 different types athletes from 21 countries across Europe, from Russia to Portugal, in an event that will bring together Europe's most promising young athletes enshrined windsurfing with Masters category.
The competition, included in the official program of the International Windsurfing Association (IWA), was filed today in Los Alcazares by the director general of Physical Activity and Sport, Antonio Peñalver, the local mayor, Anastasio Bastida and President Club Nautico Mar Menor Los Alcazares, Damian Martinez, and Secretary of the Federation Windsurfing class sailing Murcia, Juan Alberto Bohajar.
Antonio Peñalver said "the extraordinary conditions of the Mar Menor and race course."
He noted that since the Ministry "is working to further disseminate the values ​​of the Mar Menor by the excellent features that have this area of ​​the Region to the practice of sports."
Participants at U-15 and U-17 official table used Techno 293, which, thanks to its compact design, can achieve a good stability and planing while in class Raceboard use a table with a length maximum of 3.80 meters, more agile and quick.
Along with the more than 250 athletes, Windsurfing European Championship meet for one week in Los Alcazares to fifty coaches and 300 companions, whose visit is an economic impact on more than 600,000 euros.
Source: CARM