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The weather forecast announces rain throughout the morning of Sunday, December 18, so from the organization, the participating athletes are called to make the trip to Yecla well in advance of the planned and that they come equipped with the appropriate sports equipment .
Once the registration period is over 2500 entries to participate in the XXXIV edition of the National Cross Celebrations of the Virgin of Yecla
Abdulaziz Merzoughi, second in the national ranking of 3000 obstacles and junior European champion in 2010, who participated in the passing edition of Cross of Yecla, is low of last hour Nuria Fernández by injury, and is incorporated Abdelaziz Merzoughi,
In lower categories was the most prominent Spanish in its category and seems, as is logical on the other hand, to have accused the jump to the absolute category.
However he hopes this season will be his and he has chosen the Yecla test to take reservations facing the covered track and the summer season.
Also new is the veteran Pablo López Sánchez-Rey, an athlete who knows what it is to go down for thirty minutes on the ten-kilometer route (he has 29'34'') and this year he was ninth in the national half-marathon and a regular of Yecla .
And the third of the novelties is Ricardo Rosado, who was sixth last Sunday in Quintanar and finished seventh in the national cross.
In the women's category the news for this Sunday, will be Tere Urbina, 15th in the national field through this year.
The athletic Barcelona athlete has already run this season at the ANOC circuit and will try to stay as far forward as possible.
Like Elena Garcia Grimau, the Valencia athlete, who was fifth in the Spanish championship of 1500 this year.
On the other hand, due to inconvenience, Nuria Fernández had initially dropped out of the cartel.
Recall that the men's absolute test will have Ilias Fifa, Adel Mechaal and Jose Spain, members of the Spanish team that recently obtained the silver medal for teams in the European Cross of Chia.
Mechaal, who won the Cross of Yecla in 2014, will have a tough opposition in his teammates, to revalidate the victory.
Alongside them, Carlos Mayo, European sub-champion of Cross sub 23, Sebastián Martos, Spain's 3,000-hurdles champion and the Eritrean Yemane Hailselassie, Olympic finalist at 3.00 in Rio.
The women's event presents Nuria Lugeros and Tania Carretero, third and fourth respectively of the last Cross Festivals of the Virgin.
We can not forget Judit Pla who is slowly returning where she used to, after her fourth place in the last Spanish championship of 10,000 and the Valencian women Marta Esteban, Carolina Robles and Laura Méndez
The National Cross "Fiestas de la Virgen" of Yecla - Grand Prix: Yecla Furniture Fair last the organizational details of this new edition, which repeats circuit, in the sports complex "Juan Palao Azorín".
Meteorological forecasts announce rain so from the organization, the participating athletes are called to make the trip to Yecla ahead of schedule and that they are provided with the appropriate sports equipment.
The first race will start at 09:45 hours with veteran categories A and B and a category for popular riders who are not licensed, as set out in the rules of the Federation of Athletics of the Region of Murcia
Throughout the morning will be happening all the tests corresponding to the categories from Benjamines to Veterans.
The absolute female and absolute male races, will start from 13.00 and 13.40, respectively.
It maintains the trophies to the first three classified, medals 4º to 6º individual and trophy to the first equipment, trophy to the first local.
Among the junior categories up to veterans, Chestnut Wine is delivered to the top six ranked.
At the conclusion of the test drinks and fruit are distributed among all the athletes who reach the goal, as well as tasting of product Hero Muesli and gifts of Xti and Bodegas Castaño
On the occasion of the organization of Cross, a solidarity activity continues in collaboration with Caritas de Yecla, with the aim of collecting non-perishable food or donations.
From early in the morning, Caritas volunteers will pick up food or donations, delivering a number for the t-shirt draw signed by the invited athletes and gifts from the sponsors of the Cross.
The Grand Yecla Furniture Fair is sponsored by the Furniture Fair itself and the Furniture Technological Center (CETEM).
More than a hundred volunteers make possible the organization of the test.
It has the collaboration of the Yeclano Athletic Sports Association, Yecla Fondistas Club, Triathlon Arabi Club and Yecla Sports Network and the sponsorship of numerous companies in the city and national level
The Journal "La Opinión" is the Official Journal of the sporting event.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla
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