Monday 1 June 2015

24 hs Deportivas



In one week Estepona will celebrate the 39th edition of the"24 horas deportivas" An event that unites all its citizens regardless of age, nationality or physical conditions in the practice of different and varied sports disciplines.

But how is that an event of this nature was established?. Here you have the story of how it all began.

It was in April 1977, when a group of  young friends where discussing about the fondness for sports shown by the people of Estepona and regretting about the lack of areas to practice and the little interest shown by public administrations to improve this.

They decided they must do something to show that sport was important for the citizens of Estepona despite the lack of facilities (at that moment they only had a football field without remodelling since it was built in the 50's, and a slab of cement that the local authorities dare to call "multi-sport facility". Therefore, they decided to protest in the most sportsmanlike way possible. They perform jointly all the activities in the "existing facilities" without stop, and they found out that they need an entire day to complete all the activities. That was the beginning of the 24hs of sport in Estepona!

It was amazing to see how the people support the event. Even with sports that took place really late night. Around 1.300 athletes participated on that first edition. Seeing the absolute success of the event, the organizers decided to repeat year after year. Having more support from public administrations, shops in the area and the different sports associations.

Some of the sports you can watch (or participate) during this day are: Football, Basketball, Tennis, Beach Volley, Chess, Golf, Kiteboarding, Martial arts, and a long etc.





You can check the full info here: http://24horasdeportivas.com/edicion-24h-2015/

(I'm afraid its only in Spanish, but if you want to receive some specific info just let me know)





See you there!!


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