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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 total hotel occupancy municipality, from part of Lorca and even some areas Almería.
This was announced yesterday at a press conference the mayor of Eagle, Mari Carmen Moreno;
the general director of the Institute of Tourism, Manuel Fernández-Delgado;
the general director of Sports, Alonso Gómez;
the mayor of Sports Hall of Eagles, Christopher Casado;
and the president of the Triathlon Federation, Diego Calvo.
In this sense, the mayor of the town concerned the importance of sports tourism as a key to help the seasonality of tourism tool.
"We must work in promoting sports activities outside the summer as a tourist for Eagles attractive and as an engine for the hotel and hospitality sector of the city outside the summer months."
For its part, the general director of the Institute of Tourism said that this sporting event "will move record numbers, an increase of participation will be around 30 percent, and will represent a before and after in the world of triathlon federative, becoming the best test in Spain at the national level and in one of the most exciting events calendar. "
The first aquiline mayor also wanted to refer to a major organizational novelties of this edition: the installation of a bridge-ramp that will allow vehicular traffic while they are disputing the evidence.
"In previous years it was necessary to cut all traffic surrounded by the El Hornillo, which meant problems for a large number of citizens, this time the Department of Sports has enabled the installation of a ramp that will allow triathletes develop their without leaving evidence isolated area of ​​the municipality. "
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: Ayuntamiento de Águilas
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