An urban route opens the program of activities next Thursday, May 2
This year there will be participation in the popular CorrexLorca charity race on May 11 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Alameda de Las Columnas
As is traditional, this sports program ends with the hiking route through Puntas de Calnegre and the subsequent convivial meal at the Antonia Navarro Rooms.
The thirtieth edition of the Women’s Sports Meetings starts next Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. with a four-kilometer hiking route through the historic center and the upper neighborhoods starting from the Plaza de España.
It will be the first activity of a program to promote physical activity that will last until May 24 and that includes sports disciplines such as yoga, archery, gymnastics, cardiobox and running. The Sports Councilors, Juan Miguel Bayonas; and of Women, María de las Huertas García, today presented the calendar of the Meetings, whose main objective is to promote the practice of sports among the female population, especially in the age groups less accustomed to healthy routines.
Bayonas explained that “the opening day next Thursday will tour the streets of the monumental center of Lorca passing through the Porche de San Antonio, Cava Street, the medieval wall and the upper neighborhoods, among other locations. Starting at 6:30 p.m. Registration will open at the starting point, in the Plaza de España. The next appointment will be on Tuesday, May 7 at the Ermita de San Lázaro with a yoga session that will begin at 7:30 p.m. because on Tuesday, May 21, at 8:00 p.m., the session will be repeated, but on the Calvary esplanade.”
And he added that “as in previous editions, the program of the Women’s Sports Meetings extends to the districts, specifically those of Zarzadilla de Totana and La Parroquia. The monitors of the Felipe VI Sports Complex will travel there to offer a class of gymnastics and mobility. In the Zarzadilla pavilion it will be on Thursday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. and on the esplanade of the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de La Parroquia church, on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. “.
The mayor of Sports has announced that one of the new features included in this edition is the cardiobox workshop that will be given on Friday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m. in the Pepe Plazas and María Carrillo park (San José Park ). Registration can be done the same day, fifteen minutes before the start of the activity. Also this year, participation in the CorrexLorca popular charity race is added to the program on May 11 starting at 6:30 p.m. in Alameda de Las Columnas and with the special “Women’s Council” award for the first woman classified in the absolute general category.
The archery session is a classic in the program and this year it returns thanks to the collaboration of the Arco Lorca club and the ‘Flechas Rosas’ group. It will be on Friday, May 17, starting at 6:00 p.m. on the ground floor of the Las Alamedas sports pavilion.
This May, women’s groups in the municipality will also be able to enjoy a guided route to Fortaleza del Sol scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at 10:30 a.m. This activity is limited to 40 places, so prior registration is required.
One day later, on Friday, May 24, the Women’s Sports Meetings move to the Lorca coast for the traditional hiking route through Puntas de Calnegre. The departure is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. from the Felipe VI Sports Complex parking lot. The price of the activity is 2 euros and the registration period will remain open until May 21. To regain strength and conclude the thirtieth edition, a closing meal will be held in the Antonia Navarro Rooms with a cost per diner of 22 euros.
For her part, the Councilor for Women, María de las Huertas García, has emphasized “the importance of organizing events of these characteristics that complement the annual actions that we from the council and the City Council carry out in women’s associations, both in the urban area as well as in districts. Joint programs with the Department of Sports such as Maintenance Gymnastics or the workshops that are periodically given on habits beneficial to health help many women enter the so-called health sport, thus contributing to improving their health. quality of life and generate a context of socialization”.
“Although these are sporting events for women, we encourage both women and men in Lorca to participate and enjoy this extensive program of activities that have the objective of promoting physical activity and coexistence, and that we organize from the City Council in collaboration with the members of the different women’s groups in the municipality according to their needs,” concluded the Women’s councilor.
2024-04-30 11:16:16
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