On Friday, February 1, at the José Armero Tovar de Roldán pavilion, at 10 o'clock in the morning, more than 150 students from the 11 educational centers of the municipality of Torre Pacheco met to participate in the first local day of "Playing at Athletics Alevín ", a test that is within the annual calendar of the program of physical activity and sport at school age.
An event organized by the Department of Sports, Torre Pacheco City Council, and that this time had the collaboration of the Athletics Federation of the Region of Murcia, for the arbitration and implementation of the activity.
From this local youth day, a male and a female winner center was selected.
They will represent the municipality in the regional championship, which will be on February 13 in Alcantarilla, and the regional winners will go to the Spanish championship in May.
CEIP Hernández Ardieta has been the winning center in both male and female, and will represent the municipality in Alcantarilla.
The Councilor for Sports of the City Council of Torre Pacheco, Raúl Lledó thanked the work developed by the technicians of the Department of Sports, as well as the work and collaboration of Physical Education teachers from the various schools in the municipality, who have participated in this Local Final of Playing Athletics, as well as thanking the sponsors, companies of the municipality, Deportes Román, Inmopolt and Caramelos Cerdañ, for their collaboration.
The test consisted of 5 tests plus a relay, the participants of the centers had to perform two tests each, the distribution being as follows, a test of the five chosen by the center and another test that was assigned by lottery, giving so faith, that all athletes participate in each and every one of the tests.
The tests were:
1. CARRERA 10 x 10 METROS Timed race over a distance of 10 meters that has to be covered 10 times, 5 passes and 5 laps, covering one, total distance of 100 meters.
2. LAUNCH OF SOFT JABALINA:
Launch of a soft javelin, from a standstill, without a previous race.
If it is exceeded after launching the line from which it is launched, it will not be considered null.
The javelin can not be thrown by grabbing it from the tail area.
3. TWO JUMPS FOLLOWED TO FOOTS TOGETHER FROM STOPPED: The participant placed behind the starting line and with the parallel feet performs two jumps in a row together without interruption.
4. LAUNCH MEDICINAL BALL FORWARD ABOVE THE HEAD FROM THE KNEES: The participant kneels on a mat (or other soft surface) throws a medicine ball 2 kg forward above the head.
After the throwing, it will not be considered null if the participant is allowed to fall forward on the mat, as long as it does not raise the knees of the ground.
5. LATERAL JUMPING OF A LOW OBSTACLE: When the starting signal is given, the participant makes continuous jumps to feet together on either side of a rubber-foam or cardboard obstacle (approximately 20 cm high) made in 20 seconds, must necessarily pass both feet over the obstacle in all jumps.
The number of jumps made is recorded.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco