Monday, in the Plenary Room of the Puigcerdà Town Hall, a the second fifth edition of the Catalan Sports Fairprepared by Union of Sports Federations of Catalonia (UFEC) that day Ministry of Sport of the Generalitat. The presentation event was attended by the mayor of Puigcerdà, Jordi Gassió and the Minister of Sports, Mar Quera, together with Gerard Esteva, president of UFEC; David Samper, President of the Catalan Winter Sports Federation and Joaquim Vilaplana, President of the Catalan Cycling Federation.
Next Saturday, October 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., all those who come to the Club Poliesportiu de Puigcerdà will be able to enjoy a variety of events, demonstrations and discussions with Catalan sports organizations. In addition, they will be able to receive information about different sports, watch sports and participate in different classes that the organization wants.
The activities are designed for a family audience, so that the oldest and the youngest have the opportunity to try other sports and enjoy other activities available at the Fair: from curling to ice skating, ice hockey, bicycle testing, BMX. , alpine ski simulator, rollerski, inline alpine, falconry, orienteering, freestyle or wall climbing.
Gerard Esteva, president of the Unió de Federaciones Esportives de Catalunya, has confirmed that the conference is trying “to attract the best athletes from around the world” and to “promote new sports.” outside in the heart of a prestigious place like Cerdanya”. Therefore, this event aims to promote what is associated with sports and bring benefits to the individual and the sports community to the community.
For them, as the mayor of Puigcerdà, Jordi Gassio, and the Councilor for Sports, Mar Quera, emphasized: “For us it is a great privilege that the various organizations of the area consider us to make all your ideas. , ideas and projects, because Puigcerdà is a sports village that hosts all kinds of sports. In fact, our sports calendar has 52 sports competitions throughout the year.
Finally, David Samper, president of the Catalan Winter Sports Federation, recalled the Vila de Puigcerdà Curling Trophy and the Catalan Rollerski Championship, which took place last weekend in our Villa: “We are very satisfied with the good reception we have in Puigcerdà. This process is very important , but promotion and ground games, especially. Last year we received more than 400 participants and we will try to make this week a success.”
The Catalan sports associations that will participate in the event are: Winter Sports, Cycling, Excursionist Associations, Orienteering, Skating and Hunting.
