Ana Pellicer congratulates Handball Benidorm Club for achieving the permanence in the Asobal League
The Councilor for Sports, Ana Pellicer, along with the Provincial delegate of the Handball Federation, Daniel Orts and the representative of Benidorm Handball Club, Pedro Muñoz, have presented this morning the II Lliga d'Handbol Platja Caixa Popular to be held in Benidorm next Saturday, June 3, from 09.00 to 19.30 hours. The championship is an initiative of the autonomous Federation of this sport that counts on the collaboration of the councils of Sports and Beaches and the Benidorm club.
Ana Pellicer, first congratulated the Handball Benidorm Club for "the great achievement obtained last weekend" and have achieved permanence in the Asobal League. About the Handbol Lliga has explained that the competition began last week in Benicàssim. In Benidorm will be developed on the beach of Levante, "an incomparable framework," he said, to be able to celebrate this type of sports and even more now that the summer season is approaching.
The councillor has announced that matches will be played "in the categories of child, juvenile, cadet and youth, both female and male from the Comunitat Valenciana" with the objective "to enhance the participation of the base" of a sport in the time of the year in which it usually grows.
In his speech, Daniel Orts highlighted the participation this year of Xàbia club, "current champion of Spain in the category of women" and also the increase of teams demonstrating "the importance that the Spanish federation" gives to the competition . For his part, Pedro Muñoz, has said the election of the beach of Levante is "the ideal framework" for this type of sports exhibition and has welcomed the commitment of the Federation "which is encouraged" handball practice between the ages Younger, what he considers "a success" because the kids who participate in this type of competitions will be "future professional handball players".
After Benidorm, Lliga d'Handbol Platja will continue to compete on the beaches of Sagunto, Oliva and Xàbia, where the final will be played.
