Local
Nieves Castro
The council in Marbella is to set aside funds to support the training of the municipality's elite sports men and women. The main part of t he programme will be the sponsorship of individuals and teams competing in national or international competit
Sport
Tony Bryant
...will cost around 200,000 euros. Under the banner of Trifit Marbella Big Challenge, the two athletes will undertake a five kilometre swim along the Marbella coastline, before embarking on a 200 kilometre bicycle ride to Granada, and then a race on ... triathlon in aid of the Butterfly Children last year, although this was done over three days, so this one will be a little more demanding," the energetic athlete told SUR in English. Chris, who is working alongside the Somos tu Ola foundation set up to
Sport
A. J. Guerrero
More than 800 people took part in the fifth edition of the Carrera Monumental Nocturna Ciudad de Antequera 7.5km race last Friday. The night-time event has the added attraction of taking in all of the town's main monuments including the Antequera
Sport
JULIO RODRÍGUEZ
It was a good day for Germany on Saturday and triathletes Andreas Dreitz (3h 56:48) and Laura Philipp (4h 28:56) completed a doublein the Ironman 70.3 in Marbella. British athlete Alistair Brownlee came second with a time of 4h 01:00, just ahead
Sport
Tony Bryant
...the town's underprivileged families. Serious athletes and fun runners participated in the five-kilometre race, which was organised by the IES Valle del Azahar secondary school and Cártama town hall. The money was delivered to Ana Cuenca,
Sport
CAMILO LÓPEZ VEGA
In sport, if you think that age matters, you're making a mistake. Believing that a number can prevent you from reaching the elite is wrong. Just ask the seven 'Malagueño' athletes who have this week joined 280 others from across the country at the ... Save the Children to help the most disadvantaged children in society. Since then, this group of veteran athletes has continued searching for competitions in which they can participate and do what they like best, even if, as they told SUR ahead of ... what may in Poland, these veteran athletes know that a lot still lies ahead for them, even if it is just as an excuse to continue meeting up. After Torun comes Toronto in 2020. "Of course we'll be there - and I mean all of us!" said Fernando Peyrallo.
Sport
SUR
Antequera's Athletics Centre plays host to the 55th edition of the Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships on 16 and 17 February. The event, which will attract almost 500 athletes, will for the second time have more female than male representation,
Sport
INÉS GALLASTEGUI
...director Alejandro Aparicio. The strategy is to be more welcoming to female athletes, with measures such as setting up a marquee where they can change after the competition, opening a nursery for the children of couples who both compete and presenting them ... to leave the starting point being elite athletes, so they reach the finishing line at the same time as the fastest men, as in other major competitions. "What we need to do is give visibility to women who run, participate, compete or win," says Rojo.
Sport
Tony Bryant
Local and national athletes are preparing for the thirtieth edition of the Media Maratón de Torremolinos, the town's popular half marathon that will take place on Sunday 3 February. Athletes from all over Spain will participate in one of the ... longest-running half marathons in the province of Malaga. The 21.097 km race, which is limited to 2000 runners, is organised by the sports department of Torremolinos town hall. The event, which attracts both serious athletes and fun runners attired in an
Sport
ENRIQUE MIRANDA
...different this time as some 5,000 athletes congregated in the central Paseo del Parque, some in fancy dress, ahead of the Malaga Marathon. This year saw a record number of participants, with 1,500 of those signed up taking part in the new half marathon. ... finished with times quicker than the previous record. Two-time world champion Abel Antón, ambassador of the event said: "It was a great day for many athletes who broke their record times." He also highlighted the very favourable conditions, with not too ... much heat and very little wind. The final rankings were dominated by athletes from east Africa with 23-year-old debutant Lemi Dumecha (Ethiopia) winning in the men's category with a time of two hours, 11 minutes and seven seconds. It was a dramatic