Rianxo dominated the medallion (Photo Pedro Seoane)

The Club de Remo Rianxo was established in the first rowing cycle of the Abanca Week, held on Saturday day in the waters of the river of Pontevedra, in Marín with the Galicia Ence de Bateles Cup in play. The Coruñés club demonstrated its power by winning in the four categories of men: alevines, children, cadets and youth. The other two categories that were female were distributed by the Remo Vila Clube of Cangas and Samertolameu of Meira. In Rianxo's undisputed victory, followed precisely by Vila de Cangas and the legendary club of Samertolameu. For next Friday ergometer rowing races and Saturday the Iberian Olympic Remo Cup, with the Ence Awards and the Marin Concello in play.

Impressive equality between girls, with very tight endings and with the particularity that no club managed to get two metals. In female promises the gold and silver remained in the Ria of Vigo: Vila de Cangas and Tiran, the bronze being for the Coruñesas of Rianxo. In the female absolute, the domain was for the athletes of the Viguese ria: the first those of Samertolameu who achieved the gold, the silver was for Chapela and the bronze for the "subsidiaries" of Tiran, for Moaña.

Debu of the category alevin in the Galicia Ence Cup, with gold for Rianxo, silver for Chapela and bronze for Vila de Cangas. In children almost repeated the classification of the younger ones: victory for Rianxo, the second position was for Vila de Cangas and closed the Chapela podium. In Cadets Rianxo continued to be his streak of oars, followed by Mecos de O Grove and A Robaleira de A Guarda... these two last two opened their locker at the medallion.

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Final classifications

Female pledges
1st Cangas Vila, 04-46: 95
2nd Toran of Moaña, 04-52: 53
3rd Rianxo, 04-54: 22

Female Absolute
1 Samertolameu de Meira, 09-53: 63
2nd Chapela, 10-07: 82
3rd Moaña, 10-15: 16

Alevines
1 Rianxo, 02-20: 33
2nd Chapela, 02-24: 75
3rd Vila de Cangas, 02-26: 18

Children
1 Rianxo, 04-31: 21
2nd Vila de Cangas, 04-40: 94
3rd Chapela, 04-43: 97

Cadet
1 Rianxo, 06-58: 64
2nd Mecos of O Grove, 07-04: 84
3rd Robaleira of A Guarda, 07-07: 16

Youth
1 Rianxo, 09-40: 50
2nd Samertolameu, 09-50: 44
3rd Tiran, 09-50: 95

Medal
1 Rianxo 4-0-1
2nd Kangas 1-1
3rd Samertolameu 1-0-0
4th Chapela 0-2-1
5th Mecos of O Grove 0-2-0
6th Tián 0-1-1
7th A Robaleira de A Guarda 0-0-1

27 / 10 / 2017: Abanca week: from the hand of Ence and the Concello of Marin comes the rowing

300 athletes at the Galicia Ence de Bateles Cup (Photo Pedro Seoane)

Return to the Abanca Week in the Ria of Pontevedra, by the Concello de Marín and Ence, with the organization of the Galician Federation of Remo, the Remo Ria de Marín Clube, the Maritimo de Vigo Club, the Remo Vila Clube of Cangas and the Real Club Mar de Aguete. More than a thousand athletes from all over Galicia and northern Portugal will be in competition, first this weekend at the Galicia de Bateles Cup, and then next for the Remo Ergometer Ence Trophy and the Iberian Olympic Remo Cup. The organization of the Abanca Week with the Concello of Marin and Ence, they aim to make the river of Pontevedra a reference within the rowing at international level, and this edition is proof of the way forward.

A total of 13 clubs in the provinces of Pontevedra, La Coruña and Lugo with half a hundred male and female batels compete in the Galicia Ence Cup that will start at 4: 00 in the afternoon. On-line exit Samertolameu, Chapela, San Martiño, Vila de Cangas, Tiran, Rianxo, Bueu, Ares, Robaleira de La Guardia, Virxen da Guía de Vigo, Mecos, Moaña and Meira. The Alevin, child, cadet, youth, female and female promises. The Club with the largest number of teams the Club de Remo Chapela with six batels, that is to say they will compete in all six categories. The races will have on the promenade Mayor Antonio Blanco de Marín a perfect atalaya to follow the development of the competition, and at the edge of six and a half on the same dock, will be the delivery of trophies and gifts to the winners.

50 batels of boys and girls from avillas to juveniles (Photo Pedro Seoane)

After the Galicia Ence Cup, at 7: 30 in the afternoon in the auditorium of the Colexio Illa de Tambo, the Gala do Remo Galego will be held that sponsors the Concello de Marín. In total, 25 awards were awarded by the jury chaired by Manuel Seijas, president of the Galician rowing. The event will be attended by Maria Ramallo alcalde de la villa pontevedresa and Marta Migez, secretary of the Galicia sport. The awards are distributed in the three Galaic coastal provinces. The first five for the base rowing to be delivered to four Coruñese clubs: Cedeira, Perillo, Noia and Bergondo and one of Lugo, Ribadeo. The last five on a personal level, for the Vigo referee Ramón Rodríguez, the promises of the Club de Mar de Noia Caetano Horta and Daniel Freería, the best international performance for Rodrigo Conde de La Guardia and the sports path for the president of Chapela, Julio Jesús Prado Iglesias.