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I Women's Race has a distance of 5 kilometers from Avenida Teniente Flomesta arrival at the Glorieta de Spain and is one of the most numerous popular competitions Ballesta Region: "It is an excellent opportunity to vindicate the role of the Murcia woman in sport and especially in popular races, where female participation has increased exponentially over the past 5 years, from 10% to more than 25% "
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, accompanied by the Councillor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello;
the Councillor for Social Welfare, Conchita Ruiz;
the Director General of Women, Alicia Barquero;
President of the Athletics Federation of Murcia, Juan Manuel Molina;
Vice President of the same, Pruden Guerrero;
and attached to the Directorate General of Management Review, Paloma Reverte, they presented the first edition of the Race of Women in Murcia, which will have 5,000 participants and will be held next Sunday, April 10 this morning, to from 10.00 hours.
"This is one of the many popular races in the Region of Murcia, near the Holi Run and San Silvestre, a test that will be consolidated as a reference in the national circuit with the holding of new issues," said the mayor , adding that the initiative "is an excellent opportunity to claim the role of women in the Murcian sport and especially in popular races, where female participation has increased exponentially over the past 5 years, from 10% to exceed 25%. "
The test consists of a distance of 5 kilometers from Avenida Teniente Flomesta arrival at the Glorieta de Spain, opposite the City of Murcia.
The race has been very successful convening, as evidenced by the fact that 5,000 have been exhausted offered free registrations.
The competition will feature the largest brokerages in the region, as Mercedes Merino, Wafiya Benali, Cristina Gonzalez and Carmen Evangelista, concerning the popular running in Murcia.
They also figure prominently the amateur participants, many of which will contest its first race-Sunday, as the route can be done either walking or running, in order that physical preparation is not an impediment to join this competition place .
Awards and collection of inscriptions
Women enrolled will receive a T-shirt, a back-chip (which takes time career) and a stock broker.
Furthermore, awards to the first three classified in the race will be awarded, and there will be trophies for the oldest participant, the sports club most numerous, fitness center or gym more athletes enrolled, the largest family (up to third degree of consanguinity) , more participative company and the association of women with more runners.
The maximum time to complete the tour is 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Women enrolled can collect their dorsal and shirt in the sports center UCAM Sport Center on Friday and Saturday.
A new sports arena
"This initiative promoted by Athletics Federation of Murcia complete the scheduled activities within the 'Festival of Sport and Women', organized last February, and pursues the same objective: to claim the role of women in sport ".
"We are facing a new sports arena in which women have taken a step forward and has done to stay.
In fact, he recalled the mayor, in the last Olympic Games in London, the Spanish athletes achieved more metals than men, demonstrating its consolidation as related sports. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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