Estepona to Celebrate the 24-Hour Sports Event with More Than 60 Disciplines and 6500 Athletes

The Councilor for Sports of the Estepona City Council, Luis Gil, and the president of the 24 Horas Deportivas Foundation, Manuel Vallejo, presented a new edition of the 24 Horas Deportivas which will be held in this city next weekend, June 7 and 8.

This local sports festival will feature more than 60 sports disciplines including competitions and exhibitions with the participation of over 6,500 athletes of all ages, and it will attract around 20,000 spectators. Additionally, this year's novelty includes the introduction of a new rugby modality, known as flag rugby.

"The City Council will continue to support this activity for another year through a municipal subsidy of 10,000 euros for the organization of this event, as well as the provision of all municipal sports facilities where the competitions will take place. This subsidy is in addition to another 26,000 euros that the Estepona City Council grants to the 24 Horas Deportivas Foundation for the celebration of the School Games," explained Luis Gil.

Sports Venues

The 11-a-side and 7-a-side Football activities will be held at the San Fernando and Muñoz Pérez Stadiums and the Futsal competitions in all categories, including School Sports, at the Fair and Sports Ground courts.

The stage and ring set up in the Fairground Plaza will be used for exhibitions of kickboxing, muay thai, rhythmic gymnastics, karate, toning, maintenance ballet, flamenco and modern dance, body combat, les mills dance, zumba, fit dance, acrobatic dance, zumdance, and fashion shows.

During the 24 Horas Deportivas, there will also be nautical activities, karate, clay pigeon shooting, petanque, padel, judo, K-1 and amateur and professional kickboxing, adapted basketball, golf, chess, badminton, and fishing competitions including rod fishing and night fishing, karting ranking, speedsoft, ultimate frisbee, table tennis, tennis, beach tennis, and volleyball.