The countdown to him Badminton World Championship Huelva 2021 has had its coming-out today in Madrid with the event held at the headquarters of the Spanish Olympic Committee, in which the mayor of Huelva, Gabriel Cruz, has highlighted “the enormous illusion and the historical opportunity that an event represents for Huelva for which there are barely 75 days left and for which we practically have the entire organizational infrastructure ready. Badminton breathes and the atmosphere is already being forged in the city, where we are going to live some very beautiful dates from November 28”.
The councilor has given an account of the preparations for the great World Cup event in a presentation in which he has been accompanied by the president of the COE, Alexander White; the president of the Spanish Federation of Badminton (FESBA), Andoni Azurmendi; the general secretary of sports of the Junta de Andalucía, Jose Maria Arrabal; in addition to the councilor for Citizen Participation and Sports of the Huelva City Council, Maria Teresa Flores and the director of the Huelva 2021 World Cups, Alberto Prada. Likewise, the sports director of the FESBA, Arturo ruiz, and the Olympians Pablo Abián and Clara Azurmendi.
From November 28 to December 4 in its Senior mode and from December 12 to 19 in the Absolute, there will be a Historic event that will bring more than 2,000 athletes from 65 countries to the capital of Huelva between the two modalities, estimating a direct economic impact of 16 million euros in the city; as well as an indirect impact of 270.3 million, counting on the projection forecasts in media terms and external promotion of the image of Huelva.
As Gabriel Cruz has shown, the preparations for the great World Cup event have entailed “an enormous effort, because important interventions had to be undertaken regarding the remodeling of the urban perimeter of the Carolina Marín Sports Palace, as well as some very important Refurbishment works of the pavilion itself so that it meets all the requirements of the World Federation when developing the competitions. We have intervened in roofs, lighting, all the pavement, the stands, a modernization center, changing rooms, a press room, accessibility, absolutely everything, and there is very little left for us to be in perfect state of the magazine to celebrate the World Cup , with all the illusion ”.
In the words of the mayor, “we are looking forward to the moment, and I hope that the dynamics regarding the evolution of Covid-19 will continue to improve and that this will translate into the possibility of increase the number of viewers so that, within strict compliance with the prevention rules, this can be a World Cup with a lot of support, that it is lived and vibrated and that we enjoy it very much. That Hueva can be flooded with visitors, because we are eager to show ourselves, to offer what we are and what we have ”.
After the visit to the COE, the Huelva delegation headed by the councilor went to the headquarters of the Higher Sports Council to greet the Secretary of State for Sports, José Manuel Franco Pardo, and the players of the High Performance Center, where they met has maintained a meeting with the sportswoman from Huelva Carolina Marín.
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