The municipality of Puerto Lumbreras will host, for the eighth consecutive year, the Championship in School School Age Through the Region of Murcia of the 2018/19 school year in the categories of children, cadets and youth.
The event was presented this morning at the Municipal Sports Center by the Councilor for Sports, Juan Rubén Burrueco, and the general director of Sports, Alonso Gómez.
Burrueco pointed out that "Puerto Lumbreras is once again betting on the celebration of an important base sport event, since we consider it fundamental to encourage sports from an early age, which is why we continue to promote this type of competition, in addition to the activities included in our municipal School Age Sports program. "
The director general of Sports, meanwhile, has been "very satisfied because this year will beat the record of participation in the championship, with 1,074 confirmed entries from a total of 112 schools in 28 municipalities, reflecting the great acceptance of the School Age Sports Program of the Region of Murcia ".
The competition will take place next Wednesday, January 30 at the esplanade of the sports center, starting at 10:00 am.
In the first place the race in feminine infantile category will be disputed and the participants will cross a distance of 2,500 meters.
Next, it will be the turn of the male child with a distance of 3,000 meters, female cadet with a distance of 2,500 meters, male cadet with 4,000 meters, female juvenile with 2,500 meters and male juvenile with 4,000 meters.
The trophy ceremony is scheduled for 11:45.
Trophies and medals will be awarded to teams classified in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, and medals to athletes classified in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
The results can be consulted on the official website of the General Directorate of Sports: deportes.carm.es
This test is organized by the Department of Physical Activity and Sports of the City of Puerto Lumbreras, the General Directorate of Sports and the Athletics Federation of the Region of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras