This weekend, Mijas is hosting the Spanish Speed and Bouldering Climbing Cup, bringing together over 300 athletes from across the country. The event will also serve to select representatives for the Spanish climbing team.
The final routes for both disciplines are being prepared. On Wednesday 17th, the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), visited the spectacular facility that is being set up and which, as she pointed out, will mean the visit of “300 athletes who will be accompanied and who can stay and get to know our municipality, putting Mijas on the national sporting map, which is so important for us”.
Two disciplines will be contested in Mijas: speed, where climbers compete against the clock on an identical course; and bouldering, which tests technique and strength on short and demanding routes. The finals will take place from 17 hours on Saturday and from 14 hours on Sunday in the different categories of the competitions.
“The Town Hall invites residents and visitors to come to the Las Lagunas fairground to enjoy a unique spectacle, with a sporting, youthful and family atmosphere and the opportunity to see climbing at its highest level up close. In addition, this event is once again a major sporting tourist attraction”, said the mayoress.
Olympic discipline
The facilities, which have been set up in Las Lagunas for several days, will host the disciplines that were seen at the Olympic Games in Paris and Tokyo. The bouldering wall is 15 metres wide and 4.5 metres high, and on it climbers test their strength and skill without ropes, tackling a series of routes. The speed tower, on the other hand, is 17 metres high; the current Olympic record for climbing it is four and a half seconds. The director of official competitions for the Spanish Mountain Sports Federation, Finuco Martínez, explained that “all of this is set up in accordance with safety measures and counterweights, all specifications are approved, and the holds are certified by the International Federation”, because, as he pointed out, “what we are doing throughout Spain are small world cups”. Therefore, athletes from the 17 autonomous communities will be present in Mijas this weekend, “they all have to come to compete because this is where the Spanish team that goes on to the World Cup is selected”.
Martínez also wanted to thank the Mijas Town Hall for its “commitment to emerging and minority sports. Climbing has become popular because people enjoy it, it is a very social activity.” Proof of this is that, in the competition, we will be able to see climbers of all ages, from 15 years old to the senior categories. A large pool of athletes will have the opportunity to qualify to represent Spain at an international level.
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