The XXXI Triathlon 'Marqués de Aguilas', that next weekend will be held on the beach of Las Delicias, will feature more than 2,000 participants and will involve the total occupancy of the hotel and other infrastructure in the municipality, from part of Lorca and even in some areas of Almería
Eagles will host a championship "will move record numbers, an increase of participation will be around 30 percent, and will represent a before and after in the world of federative triathlon, becoming the best proof held in Spain at the national level and in one of the most exciting calendar events, "said today the director of the Institute of Tourism, Manuel Fernández-Delgado, who presented the event with director general of Sports, Alonso Gómez, the mayor of eagles, Maria del Carmen Moreno, the Councillor for Sports of the municipality, Christopher Casado, and the president of the Triathlon Federation, Diego Calvo.
During the event the joint effort of government and municipalities in Murcia highlighted by positioning the sport as a catalyst and desestacionalizador tourism in the region and highlighted the success of the formula '+ sport tourism.
This Triathlon is one of the great trials plan proposed by the Sports Tourism Development Community, which aims to attract 15,000 new visitors and generate 28,000 new overnight stays throughout 2016. So far this year have already been made effective 15 evidence that has had the participation of 6,915 athletes and have already generated 11,064 additional overnight stays.
The Community strategy aims to attract a greater number of sports tourists, promote national and international profile of the region as a sports destination and maximize the rates of hotel occupancy and tourist spending in areas subject to strong seasonality, as the Costa Calida.
Eagles concerning triathlon
Eagles is considered one of the localities concerning national and international triathlon.
During this weekend, the town will host the Championship of Spain Triathlon Sprint Championship and Spain Aquathlon, including a stretch of swimming with sector footrace: Both will be played in categories Elite, U23, Junior, Cadet and GG.EE.
Also, a circuit round the ITU World Paratriathlon Events, which will involve some of the best international paratriathletes, which will serve as qualifying for the next 2016 Summer Olympics will also be held.
This test will be divided into categories PT1, PT2, PT3, PT4 and PT5, which will face a circuit sprint distance (750 meter swim, 19.8 km cycling and 5 km running).
Among the big names who will compete in Eagles are Estefania Dominguez and Paula Garcia Godino, in defense of the title won in 2015, along with Camila Alonso, Anna Godoy, plus usual prominent as Sara Bonilla, Xisca Tous, Laura Gomez and Anna Flaquer .
In the men's race David Castro is one of the triathletes to go after the runner-up in 2015, with Nan Oliveras (Spain champion triathlon Olympic distance), Antonio Serrat, Ricardo Hernandez, Antonio Benito Roberto Sanchez Mantecon or Emilio Aguayo .
Source: CARM