The Department of Sports City of Murcia, headed by Miguel Cascales, continues to promote the practice of sports like athletics continuing to collaborate with the Athletics Club Murcia.
The City is working with the Athletics Club Murcia in the organization of Murcia City Half Marathon, held on March 17 its XXXIV edition with the participation of more than three thousand athletes.
Also, the Club held in October the fourth edition of the race 10 km City of Murcia, which last year attracted over a thousand runners, and the second edition of the Christmas rush, to be held in December and the year past, in the first edition, two thousand people gathered.
In addition, the Athletics Club Murcia is involved in School Age Sport the Sports Department, and offers lectures and conferences to raise awareness of athletics and encourage young people to practice this discipline.
The Municipal Corporation has been providing support to projects of sports clubs for the permanence of their teams in official competitions, and the dissemination and promotion of the practice of physical activity.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia