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This event has been created with the main objective to promote the field of handmade pottery, economic engine of the town
Fernando Zamora in Men category and Celia Matallana, in females, were the overall winners of the first World Championship Brick Launch Day, held this afternoon at the church square of the village within its festivities.
Zamora has managed to launch a length of 11.55 meters, while Celia Matallana has made a distance of 6.59 meters.
The tournament, organized by the Sports Association in collaboration Valentine Cehegín City Council and the Festival Committee of this town, has had a high participation of over 70 people.
"The participation has been very high and demonstrates the good reception that the initiative has had on Valentine," said the Councillor for Sports and headman, Antonio Marín.
The mayor added that this event has been born by the concern of some neighbors and vocation of continuity over time with the dual purpose of promoting the economic engine of the district is making bricks and tiles and ceramic crafts bring the unique and extensive program of activities taking place on the feast of San Juan Bautista event.
The competition has its own rules, which among other rules set release mode, the weights of the bricks, and what the organization considered most important, which is only used bricks manufactured in tejeras Valentine.
The tejeras, the name is known to the potters companies have donated bricks used.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín
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