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The XXXIV edition of the Marqués de Águilas Triathlon finished this weekend after setting the national record in terms of the number of participants, more than 4,000;

an event that showed the importance of continuing to bet on sports tourism as a priority tool to achieve the deseasonalization of tourism.

The preamble of this important sporting event was lived on Friday with the presentation in the Auditorium and Conference Center of the new logo of the Spanish Triathlon Federation during an event in which the mayor of Águilas, Mari Carmen Moreno, was present. the mayor of Deportes, Cristóbal Casado, the president of the Spanish Federation, José Hidalgo, and the president of the Murcian Federation, Diego Calvo.

An act that also served to learn the important news that the Spanish Federation will renew the agreement that makes Águilas a preferred city, which makes it possible for the municipality to choose the tests that will be played in Águilas during the next four years.

"This agreement, which we signed four years ago and which we will now renew, has made it possible for three consecutive years, Águilas has hosted the most multitudinous events (Copa del Rey and Reina and Spanish Relay Championships, Paratriathlon World Test In addition, since last year we are the headquarters that hosts the Spanish Championship of Military Triathlon and in 2020 we will be the headquarters of the Military Triathlon World Cup, without a doubt, a designation that has been possible thanks to the so-called triathlon ramp, infrastructure in which the City has been investing since 2016 and has made possible the diversion of traffic in order to cause the least possible inconvenience, "said the mayor of Sports, Cristóbal Casado, after hearing the news.

After two days in which Águilas became the capital of the triathlon, it was the team Ciudade de Lugo Fluvial, the great winner, winning the women's team the Copa de la Reina and the National Relay.

In the men's category were the triathletes of the University of Alicante who managed to win the Copa del Rey.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas