world over the horn

A harrowing countdown and complex, but with a happy ending. Spain will go to ISA World Para Surfing Championshipthe Adapted Surfing World Cup, which will take place from December 4 to 11 in Pismo Beach (California), with its entire national team. The selection, runner-up in 2021 Y Prayed in 2019, is one of the great powers of the appointment; his presence in it, however, seemed impossible just two weeks ago. At least competitively. “After the successes of the Spanish team, everything seemed done. Not going to the World Cup with a full team seemed like a thing of the past, times when Spain went with one or two athletes”, lamented the Spanish Surfing Federation (FES) through a statement in which, due to a “precarious” economic situation, he confirmed the impossibility of traveling with all your athletes To united states.

The worst news seemed to be confirmed until, on the horn, it was did the miracle. “The national adapted surf team in full will go to world”, the FES announced last Sunday. Tick-tock, tick-tock… and explosion of joy. After that, a search against the current of money Y the appearance of Iberdrola, sponsor of the women’s national circuit (Iberdrola Fesurfing League) and, now, the main promoter, along with other companies such as Iberiaof a trip that, just a few days ago, seemed impossible. “This additional support will be decisive to achieve the objectives of the Spanish, since it facilitates the movement of a complete team to the American continent”, celebrates the national federation.

In total, Spain will be represented by nine athletes in the female category (Sarah Almagro, Catalina Alomarm, Audrey Pascual, Maria Martín-Granizo, Mireia Cabañés, Celia Elena Gramse, Paloma Oñate, Ariadna Balmes and Vega Guardeño) and many others in masculine (Xabier Ayestarán, Ibon Oregui, Ibai Hervás, Andrés Campos, Juan Manuel Ramajo, Ander Goenaga, Ángel Luis Curiel, Christian Alonso and Oscar Pérez). The chosen ones to pursue a gold, the targetin a team competition where the athletes seek individually (also with medals) points for the collectivewithin the nine categories of parasurfing sports classes (divided according to the strength, flexibility, balance and coordination of the athletes).

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A wave that wants to advance

Pismo Beachfor the second consecutive edition, will host a competition In constant increase. Last yearthe Californian event welcomed 134 athletes from 24 different countries. Within the immense sea made up of all of them, the Spanish representatives surfed to the silver. “The success and growth of this World Championship is a great source of pride, especially for me personally”, celebrates Fernando Aguerre, president of the International Surfing Association (ISA). At the Spanish level, the wave is also growing. In the last five years, national parasurfing has experienced the greatest growth in its history, both at the media and sports level, with the largest number of registered ever. A boom that, however, still limps economically. Facing 2023, the FES is already working on a strategic plan to avoid situations like the one in recent weeks.

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