This afternoon has been held at the headquarters of the Federation of Athletics of the Region of Murcia the presentation of the Cross of Jumilla-XL Individual Cross Regional Championship, to celebrate next Sunday 19 at the Sports Center La Hoya.
This is the appointment that will put the regional snap to the cross country season, which this year has the novelty of having among its participants athletes with intellectual disabilities.
The event was attended by Councilor for Sports of the City of Jumilla, Juan Manuel García, the General Director of Sports, Alonso Gomez, the President of the Athletics Federation, Juan Manuel Molina, the President of FEDEMIPS, José Zomeño, as well as its director Pedro Javier Sánchez, and the secretary of the organizing entity, Athletic Club Vinos de Jumilla, Juan Mateo.
The tests will start at 9.45 am, with the results that will largely determine which athletes will fill the vacant seats in the different categories for the XCIX Championship of Spain from Cross Country, to be celebrated on March 12 in Gijón.
On the other hand, this year's event will also host individual and club awards from the XXXI Cross League FAMU 2016/17.
There will be trophies for the top three classified in each category plus a local non-cumulative.
Councilor for Sports, Juan Manuel Garcia, has expressed his satisfaction to have another year with this test in Jumilla and has indicated the determined commitment of the City by this sport.
"We will continue to provide the track with more material so that even more tests can be organized in the future."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla