On the 11th and 12th of May Águilas will host the XXXIV edition of the Marqués de Águilas Triathlon.
Cup of SM the King and SM the Queen and Spain Relay Championship;
a sporting event in which the participation of 3,800 triathletes and more than 400 teams is expected, according to the mayor of Sports, Cristóbal Casado, at the press conference presentation held this morning in which the mayor, Mari, was also present Carmen Moreno, the president of the Murcia Triathlon Federation, Diego Calvo, and the PDM manager, Salvador Palazón.
A participation that supposes the national record in tests of this caliber and that has surpassed all the expectations, showing the strength of the triathlon in Águilas and the organizational capacity of the Municipal Sports Patronage.
In this regard, the mayor of Sports has said that in order to avoid the traffic problems that tests of this magnitude may cause, the so-called "triathlon ramp" will be installed again, as has already been proven in previous editions. traffic.
The president of the Murcia triathlon federation, Diego Calvo, announced that during the day of Saturday, May 11, the presentation of the new official logo of the Spanish triathlon federation (FETRI) will take place in our municipality, thus demonstrating the faithful commitment of this federation with our locality.
The day has also served to publicize the details of the Spanish Military Triathlon Championship to be held in Águilas on the 8th and 9th of this month.
A sporting event in which the athletes will make Olympic distances (1,500 meters of swimming, 40 kilometers by bike and 10 kilometers of race) that will be the prelude to the World Cup that will host Águilas next year.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas