Ibercaja and the Zaragoza City Council have renewed their collaboration to develop, throughout this 2023, the program of Ibercaja–City of Zaragoza Trophieswhich celebrates 23 editions.
The Councilor for Sports, Cristina García, and the Head of Image, Sponsorships and Customer Experience at Ibercaja, Carmen Pérez, have signed the agreement that for this year contemplates a total of up to 34 tests.
Promote sport and the practice of exercise among Zaragoza citizens, especially the younger onesis the main objective of this agreement signed between Ibercaja and the Zaragoza City Council through the Zaragoza Deporte Municipal society.
One of the main attractions this year is that the Ibercaja-Ciudad de Zaragoza Tennis Trophy becomes an international tournament, I Open Trophy “Ibercaja Ciudad de Zaragoza”, which will be held in Zaragoza from April 10 to 16 at the facilities Pigeon Shooting. will have top 100 tennis players in the world and will be the most important women’s individual tournament that is celebrated in the world on those dates being endowed with 80,000 dollars in prizes.
Among the 34 tests scheduled for this edition There are the following modalities: taekwondo, athletics, swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, karate, grassroots football, women’s water polo, skating, men’s and women’s tennis, adapted basketball, men’s hockey, canoeing, yolas, fencing, archery, chess, motor boating, men’s and women’s basketball, Women’s and men’s indoor soccer, beach handball, men’s and women’s handball, cycling, volleyball, beach volleyball, rugby, finswimming, Aragonese bar, as well as the half marathon, Delicias Mile and duathlon events.
In the more than two decades of Ibercaja Ciudad de Zaragoza Trophies, world stars of the stature of Olympic champions have participated Sául Cravioto and David Cal or athletes like Manuel Martínez, Ruth Beitia, Maite Martínez, Antonio Jiménez ‘Penti’, Joan Lino, Manuel Olmedo and Isabel Macías. Also the swimmers Erika Villaécija, Rafael Muñoz, Aschwin Vildeboer, Melani Costa, Mireia Belmonte and the Aragonese world champion water polo player Andrea Blas.
Regarding participation in team sports, it is worth noting the basketball clubs Real Madrid, Red Star of Belgrade, Joventut of Badalona or Ros Casares. In handball, Ademar de León, TV Grosswallstad, Toulouse or the Qatar team have competed. And in karate, the teams of Japan, France, Italy and Serbia Montenegro, to name a few examples.
