The 10K race Love Benidorm is committed to sustainability

This morning, the '10K Love Benidorm' race has been announced at Benidorm Town Hall, an approved and federated event within the autonomic athletics calendar, which will cover the 10 km of its route always with the sea on its side. The Councilor for Sports, Arturo Cabrillo, along with representatives of the organizing company (Brotons Group), and Benidorm Athletics Club, Bienvenido Gómez, presented the tour that will depart at 09.30 in the morning of November 26 to travel almost all the center of the city and the promenade of the Levante beach.

"It will be a sustainable race," Cabrillo said, "because the Ministry of Agriculture, Medi Ambient, Canvi Climàtic and Desenvolupament Rural has included the event, along with Ecoembes, in its 'Run, Recycle and Breathe' campaign. The councillor recalled that Ecoembes is an environmental organization, if profit, that promotes the circular economy through the recycling of packaging throughout Spain.

Cabrillo has also announced that in this test "about 20 containers will be distributed at the refreshment points", at the finish line, post-finish and at the corridor fair and there will also be "dozens of uniformed volunteers" who will be informed to runners and public about recycling and how containers should be "correctly" deposited in receptacles. Arturo Cabrillo has also stressed that "at the end of the test, all the waste will be collected and its withdrawal will be carried out by an authorized manager".

Finally, the councilor has confirmed that there will be awards by categories, absolute winners and clubs with the largest number of participants and also that the youngest (between 2 and 15 years) may participate in a complementary career, the 'Kids Run Love Benidorm 'that will start at 12.30 in the afternoon.

For his part, José Brotons, pointed out that "today we already have 756 registered" and of them, "56% are foreigners", from 11 countries, which shows the support of this type of events "sports tourism " He also announced that there will be judges from the Athletics Federation to validate the brands and he has shown himself confident in reaching the thousand registered. Finally, Bienvenido Gómez thanked the City Council's support for athletics with the celebration of this type of sporting events and has advanced a significant presence of Benidorm in the event.

Registration for these tests will remain open until November 23 online at the web http://10klovebenidorm.com/inscripciones-10k/ and up to 25 in person at the premises of the Department.