The Sports Council, Joaquín Villazón, today presented the sporting event Calamorro Skyrace 2022, which will be held in Benalmádena next weekend and will bring together more than 300 runners from across Andalusia and countries such as Italy, France, Morocco or the UK. .

“This thirteenth edition of the race will be marked by a significant improvement in quality, with the aim of positioning the race on a national and international level”, stressed the Sports Counselor.

“From Sport, we seek two goals when collaborating in organizing an event of this type: to guarantee a quality level of competition, and to promote sport as a dynamic element of tourism in the off-season, showing participants and companions the benefits of Benalmádena”, appreciated Villazón, who thanked thanks to the Benalmádena Alpine Club for organizing the test.

“Another aspect that will be carried out in this year’s edition is the maintenance of the chainsaw: after the race is over, the organizers will clean the saws along the race route, so that the natural environment is cleaner than before the sporting event”, the Sports Council has highlighted.

Benalmádena Alpine Club president and organizer, Rogelio Macías, explained that the race is back “after two very difficult seasons due to the pandemic, although in 2020 it could be held in February, we are very happy to celebrate this year. the thirteenth edition of this race.

“In this edition we will take a tremendous leap of quality, with the aim of positioning this race overseas, both nationally and internationally”, said Macías.

“The first-rate runners, who are located at the top of the rankings around the world, will participate in the test, the participation of which guarantees us a significant impact in the general and special media”, the president celebrated.

“After 13 editions, this year’s Calamorro Skyrace has finally become the Andalusian Mountain Racing Championship: we have been asking for it from the Andalusian Mountaineering Federation for some time”, he stressed.

“In total, the test will register 300 runners on various routes: the most important of which is the Calamorro Skyrace, a 27 kilometer route with over 2,100 meters of positive elevation gain, where over 170 runners are registered; we also have the more popular mountain races, with 17 kilometers of routes and 1,200 meters of positive elevation gain; and cadets and youth competitions, from 9 kilometers and a drop of between 400 and 600 meters”, the organizers have detailed.

Rogelio Macías also appreciated the financial contribution of the award: “We will distribute 6,000 euros between the podiums, in both the men’s and women’s categories, another example of the importance we give to this year’s edition.”

Calamorro Skyrace co-director and Andalusian mountain race coach, Gonzalo Cea, highlighted the high-level sport of the event, “with the presence of the best runners in Andalusia because the place for the Spanish team will come from here, in addition to the national and international runners who will no doubt be raise the level to a level this race has never reached.”

One of the elite runners who will take the test, Abel Carretero, fourth at the 2021 European Championships, also participated in the presentation. winners and thereby attracting the best runners and raising the level of the race”, he stressed.

Sponsor of Parques Reunidos

Among the various entities collaborating this year is Parques Reunidos, who will be organizing various initiatives this weekend for the race. On Saturday, March 26, Teleférico will collaborate with the race with an animated stand where spectators, family and friends can cheer on the runners. That day, from the organization a promotional code Calamorro Skyrace will be managed so that participants, family members and those attending the race can ride the Cable Car, round trip, for €5. They will also give away 10 free tickets which will be raffled on social networks and their code with a 20% discount in the Cable Car restaurant area.

In addition, on Friday the 25th Selwo Marina will be the place to visit the elite Calamorro Skyrace runners in the afternoon, the day before the race. The meeting will be attended by the mayor of Benalmádena, Víctor Navas, and the director of Selwo Marina, Alberto Martín.