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JUDITH ROMERO
...women two weeks to get to Barcelona, captained by one of the country's finest athletes, Ángela Pumariega, who won a gold medal in the Elliott 6-metre class at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The coronavirus has changed all their plans and although
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PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
...city council's Sports department issued a statement in which it cancelled four sporting activities it organises, including this event, which has the highest participation among long-distance races in the city, with more than 10,000 athletes signing up
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Pedro Luis Alonso
...disciplines. In addition, the details of participating athletes and trainers must be recorded to facilitate tracking in the case of a positive Covid-19 test. Doors open to spectators Another major element of the order issued by the Junta this week is the
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MARINA RIVAS
The Spanish Athletics Championships threw up two surprises for Nerja-based athletes Isidro Leyva and Ouassim Oumaiz. In the case of the former, it was a nice surprise as the pole vaulter claimed gold for the first time at senior level. What's ... the tournament on the back of setting the best time of any Spanish athlete so far this year in the 5,000 metres, a silver came as a slight disappointment, with a time of 13:48.08 (his personal best is 13:13.14) leaving him just behind Abdessamad
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ANA PÉREZ-BRYAN
...gazing up at the hospital ceiling after a spinal operation deterred her. There, horizontal, she made her plans and now she is reaping the rewards: journalist, actress, composer, paralympic athlete in fencing (five Olympics, three medals) and coach. Her ... also generating prototypes as an athlete and social entrepreneur. The latter is very complicated because of a paternalism I have to fight against: the people to whom I present the project think that, because I'm in a wheelchair, they are the ones who ... athletes have to focus on the path, not the result. And failure? It is just as intense. Sometimes I have been the best in the world and at other times the worst, and you learn from both things. In fact, if you were to ask me to choose one object from
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Tony Bryant
...the dedicated Belgian athlete completed the challenge to reach the peaks of eight of Malaga's highest mountains in as many days. These included Los Reales, El Grajo, Ciclo, Chamizo, Lucero, Navachica and Torrecilla. Jennifer, who now lives in Malaga
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MARINA RIVAS / PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
Another race, another landmark for Ouassim Oumaiz. The 21-year-old from Nerja set both a personal best (slashing off 18 seconds) and a new Spanish under-23 record in the 5,000 metres in the Diamond League meeting in Monaco last Friday with a time of
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Debbie Bartlett
...and was welcomed and escorted onto the Rock by local athletes and cyclists including former police officer Ian Howe, who accompanied him on the final stage from Estepona. He was exhausted but jubilant. He had made friends last year with several of ... Jelle's impressive achievement. Special Child is a children's charity which encourages disabled children into sport and that in turn often leads to them joining the ranks of Special Olympics athletes. Andrew Ramage, the media spokesperson for
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Rob Palmer
...countryman Neymar's book. That can often be a dangerous and ill-advised thing to do. But, on this occasion, it was wise to copy the chapter where Neymar employs his own chef and personal trainer. He's emerged with the body of an Olympic athlete and the
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Jennie Rhodes
Seville, who reached the summit on 22 May 2000. Exactly 17 years later mountain athlete, Kílian Jornet Burgada from Sabadell, completed the first of two ascents in five days. Jornet is said to have used no ropes, oxygen or sherpas as he climbed the north
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pedro luis alonso
As Malaga province entered Phase One of the government's lockdown easing plan on Monday, new freedoms came into effect for athletes of all abilities. In addition to the individual sports permitted in Phase Zero (running, cycling, surfing etc), ... Phase One allows sports centres to reopen provided that the activity takes place in the open air and that it doesn't involve physical contact between players. This came as particularly good news for tennis and padel players, golfers and track athletes ... and some have chosen only to open for high-performance athletes (as is the case in Nerja). Various clubs are also choosing to wait another week to avoid the pent-up demand. The Carranque sports complex in Malaga city, run by the Junta de Andalucía,
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MARINA RIVAS / PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
For more than two months (at least 66 days), athletes, tennis players, golfers, and padel players have been unable to take to the field or track due to the pandemic. For many of them, they would have to go back to their childhood or when they had a ... serious injury to remember the last time they spent that much time away. With the province now in Phase One of lockdown easing, the majority of the area's standout athletes permitted to do so made their return to the track or field with the notable ... appointment only and no more than 50 athletes at once). Sprinter and medallist at the Spanish Championships, Javier Troyano, was one of the first through the door. "I was looking forward to coming back. It's good to train on the street, but any athlete will
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Pepe Torregrosa and Agustín Sánchez of Jarillo lata, Diez Negritos, Revoluta / Free Soul Band, Tarifa Plana, Dry Martina and Javier Ojeda. Funds were raised through donations from participants as well as a raffle with prizes given by top athletes and
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BORJA GUTIÉRREZ
The coffee table has been in the corner of the room for weeks now, the exercise bike has taken the place of the armchair and towels have taken over the laundry. Although some have enjoyed setting up a home gym, most elite athletes have had to make ... compromises. With the help of contacts or their clubs, some have managed to get hold of machinery to continue their work and, above all, not see their pre-lockdown efforts be undone. So what effect is lockdown having on elite athletes? Enrique Salinas, ... players decide based on how they're feeling," says Salinas, who argues that you have to be even stricter with the food. "I think the biggest oversight will be the food. An elite athlete usually has over 4,500 calories of energy expenditure per day. But
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AMADOR GÓMEZ
...easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. It was announced that federated and professional athletes would be able to return to training on an individual basis from next Monday, 4 May, with high performance facilities set to reopen a fortnight later.
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...defences. Both also promote anti-inflammatory function. Citrulline, for example, is very abundant in watermelon and melon. It is one of the preferred amino acids for athletes because it reduces the occurrence of fatigue and promotes energy production during
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ANTONIO M. ROMERO
...including actors, singers, athletes, politicians and even some Arab sheikhs. Some, like Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Martín, were happy to be photographed, while others preferred to be more discreet. The new concession to run the Caminito del Rey, which is
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EUROPA PRESS
Spanish sports stars Rafael Nadal and Pau Gasol have joined forces in giving their backing to the charitable initiative Cruz Roja Responde (Red Cross Responds), through which they hope to raise a total of 11 million euros with other Spanish athletes ... conclusion that you, the Spanish people, have never failed us athletes. You have always been by our side during both the happy and the difficult times. I think that athletes are what we are largely thanks to your support and now is the time when athletes must ... Similarly, basketball player Pau Gasol launched his appeal for support from other Spanish athletes on social media. "This fight belongs to all of us. Spanish athletes have always tried to make you feel proud and to be a source of inspiration for you. Today we
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MARINA RIVAS / BORJA GUTIÉRREZ
...the IOC president and the prime minister of Japan have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the ... Olympic Games and the international community." Of all the athletes affected, Damián Quintero, world number one in kata, is one of Malaga's most confident of a place in the next Games, although the Tokyo event will be his only chance to win an Olympic ... call to show the body's support for the athletes at this difficult time - both logistically and emotionally. Blanco told them to be patient and to try to maintain their levels as best they can given the circumstances. "The EOC is on the athletes' side
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Some 800 athletes took part in the Carrera Urbana in Torre del Mar on Sunday. The 10-kilometre route, which passed through the streets of the town to Caleta de Vélez, was described by many as a faster route than last year. As a result, records
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Ouassim Oumaiz earned a podium finish during Sunday's Spanish Cross Country Championships which took place in Zaragoza. The Nerja athlete, who won this event last year, was locked in a close battle with Toni Abadía for silver but eventually lost
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Malaga shot putter Borja Vivas claimed the Spanish indoor championship title on Saturday for the first time since 2018. Vivas, who has been laid off with a long-term injury, surpassed the 19-metre mark on four occasions, reaching 19.61 on his highe
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FERNANDO TORRES
...gamers" they understand the industry and "the ecosystem of gamers", which helps them to develop their business and respond to the demands of their customers. She has also competed as a professional athlete and studied physiotherapy as part of her degree,
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Andrew Forbes
...interviewee, Babak Alimoradian. Once I was allowed in, I found Babak, a well-known Marbella athlete and entrepreneur, sitting up on the bed. He looked so different from the 'Persian Tiger' Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion that you see bursting with energy on his ... some 4,000 world-class athletes had been competing over six days, were reaching their climax. On the stadium floor, covered in yellow and blue mats, were the finalists and black belt masters of this grappling martial art. In one corner was Babak
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Tony Bryant
...seasoned athletes or fun runners, participate in fancy dress. Runners of all ages took part in the race, which officially closed the town's calendar of sporting events for 2019. One party from Valladolid who were spending Christmas in Torremolinos took
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PEDRO LUIS ALONSO / MARINA RIVAS
...by a minute, and improved on his personal best by four and a half. His finishing time was an impressive 2h.10:08. The second and third-placed athletes, Cheruiyot's fellow countrymen Elud Kibet and Moses Gaikarira, also managed to beat Dumecha's
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Andrew Forbes
...national sport, wrestling. Youngsters, looking to realise their dream of becoming a national (and very well-paid) hero, are locked in combat - in ritualised fights that combine art and athletes. Accompanied by rhythmic drummers, the young men intersperse
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pedro luis alonso
This century began extremely well for sportsmen and women from Malaga. Thirteen athletes represented the province, winning two medals, at Sydney 2000, and nine competitors went to Athens in 2004, but the situation regarding those heading to the
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Tony Bryant
El Cross de Torremolinos, a popular six-kilometre street race, attracted more than 800 athletes from all over Andalucía last weekend. Held in the El Pinar district of the town, the race, which celebrated its 36th edition, was won by Dani García
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MARINA RIVAS
...on ice skates, showing this is a sport like no other. Fernández wasn't the only athlete present, he was accompanied by a dozen internationally renowned skaters such as Evgeni Pluhsenko, Javier Raya, Elladj Baldé, Jeffrey Buttle, Anna Capellini and
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marina rivas
...the visitors took an early lead through Salma Paralluelo. The 15-year-old, already an international footballer and athlete, was a constant thorn in the hosts’ side, and Villarreal began to dominate the game after her left-footed effort put them in
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ENRiQUE MIRANDA
It was a good day for Malaga karetekas on Sunday, the final day of the karate Premier League in Moscow, as three athletes - Damián Quintero, Marta Vega and María Torres - came away from this prestigious event with medals. Quintero remains on
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...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.
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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
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CHARO MÁRQUEZ
...on the beach, forgetting that we are exposed to the sun on a daily basis. This is even more the case for people in certain professions, such as builders, gardeners, fishermen and athletes who spend their days outdoors. However, people who have hair
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MARINA RIVAS
...with the Cueva de Nerja -UMA and as with all great athletes, they have their sights set internationally: either a World Championships or the Olympic Games. However, when it comes to competing internationally, they represent Great Britain as both have
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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
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CHARO MÁRQUEZ
...don't do sport. Two out of every three people who die suddenly have no relation to sport whatsoever. If we only checked athletes, we would only be looking at one-third of those affected. We need to check the whole population. What stage is your
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Jennie Rhodes
...continue the good work we hopefully started," says Dita. For Dita, who is a textile and crochet artist as well as being an athlete, and Rafa who has a background in the creative and digital industries and is an abstract artist, art, creativity and social
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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,