Councillor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello, this morning attended the charity race held this morning at the San Felix College Zarandona, where 400 students, accompanied by their parents, and more than 40 teachers have participated in this event to commemorate World Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
This I Carrera Solidarity, organized to benefit Afacmur, Association of Families of Children with Cancer in the Region of Murcia, has been developed by the school grounds and surrounding streets, with different stages, groups and tours adapted to the different ages.
The owner of Sports has expressed the importance of the sport for Health and congratulated the school for "begin to instill healthy habits from such an early age."
The day opened the smaller, 3 or 4 years, they have traveled 100 meters, while higher-students in grades 5 and 6º- completed a distance of 1 kilometer.
April 6 is the date chosen by the United Nations to commemorate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace because that day, but 1896 saw the opening of the first Olympic Games of the modern era, held in Athens.
This initiative is a way to recognize the potential of sport in creating an environment of tolerance and understanding, which will help promote peace and development, and contribute to creating a healthier world, happier and more prosperous for all .
CEIP San Felix is ​​in the street Arcipreste Emilio Garcia Navarro # 28 of Zarandona.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia