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The celebration of the first City of Murcia Open Wheelchair Tennis in municipal sports facilities Barnes Joseph last weekend, has been a success.
Catalan and Galician Quico Tur Álvaro Illobre played the final of category 1.
A final marked by both good games, but he opted for Catalan side a 6-3 6-1.
At the end of 2 nd class faced the Castilian-La Mancha Francisco Javier Fernandez and the Asturian Eduardo Llano.
Albacete player showed his superiority on the track and beat the Spaniard 6-2 6-1.
The doubles final was scheduled for Sunday morning had to be suspended due to heavy rainfall in Murcia.
The Open has been organized by the National Association of Adapted Sports and the City of Murcia, with sponsorship of Barclays and Coca Cola Foundation.
For four days, almost thirty players from all over the Spanish, have gathered in this first edition of this tournament.
The effort, commitment and competitiveness has been the dominant throughout the match.
One of the aims of the National Association of Adapted Sports (ANDA), organizer of the Open, is working towards the social normalization of persons with disabilities through sports.
The creation of sports schools and inclusive education programs in schools of the municipality, now joins the celebration of this Open tennis wheelchair is to be continued over time and become a benchmark within the national sport adapted.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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