Gorka Gomez, a sports member of the Pontevedra Council, confirmed the participation of the three Olympic medal of Ukraine, considered the highest exponent as a nautical athlete of this country... Alexander Shaparenko will compete in the first stage in the Grand Master category with the Olympic veteran Angel Villar Varela "Chillares..." has been appointed International Ambassador of the Gold River Race and tomorrow Thursday will be given the appointment in the Lugo Depitation (Photo Pedro Seoane)

The Mendoza Palace of the Provincial Dependation of Pontevedra hosted the official presentation of the Gold River Race, the competition of ultramarathon-style piragüism that survived its baptism last year and that has aroused the interest of the International Federation to be a world-wide reference, as well as it has been born as a great sports project and to value the nautical sports in the Inner Galicia.

In an event that was chaired by Gorka Gómez, a provincial minister of sports of the Receptación de Pontevedra, he was accompanied by representatives of the concelos immersed in the layout of the third stage that will take place in the province: Crecente, Arbo, As Naves and Salvaterra de Miño, as well as by Francisco García de Bobadilla as president of the Organizing Committee, José Luis Ramirez Matos director of Abanca of the area of Pontevedra, Zulema Prado Quiroga president of the Marítimo Club of Vigo, Alfredo Bea president of the Gallegio Federation of Píría, and the President of the Escubería de Víreza, and the President of the President of the Maríría de Miguel de Pírágico de Márgico, and the President of the President of the President of the Víreza de La.

The great project of the Organizing Committee that Francisco García de Bobadilla presides is to consolidate this great project, currently being at this stage with the value of the second edition... an event that is also intended to be a reference of the nautical sports, in its different facets of the Interior Galicia, in the short term... for which the team of the Lucense is already outlining a white book about what is wanted to be the Gold River Race.

In the two-millennia Lugo the cradle of the Galician elite Pyragüism... at the foot of the spectacular Roman Bridge, where the prestigious River Club has its facilities, which together with the Cidade de Lugo de Piragüismo is immersed in the Organization... will begin this second edition of the Gold River Race.

From the old Lucus to the Belesar reservoir, with more than 50 Km in one day, but divided into two sectors: Lugo- As Fervenzas of 16.5 Km and more than a thirty Km after passing the finish line of Taboada and reaching Belesar, to the Chantada concello in the Regata Receptación de Lugo, with the Trophy Bodegas Mendez Red in play.

The second act bears the seal of the Ribeiro and the Ourense Dependation... with a departure from Ponte Nova from the very center of Ourense to Castrelo de Miño. Here are about 30 km, with two flying goals: Toen and Cenlle, and a portet in Barbantes; as a final the Regata Receptación de Pontevedra Gran Prix Lordorío de Blubias... with the presence of Crecente, Arbo, and as Neves; and final in Salvaterra de Miño, in its incomparable medieval fortress, where the Scudería Vigo de Empresas Classicos will displace several tens of its most spectacular rolling pieces, to contribute to the splendor of the closure of this second edition of the Gold River Race.

Gorka Gómez, a Member of the Sports Department of the Republic of Ukraine, confirmed the participation of the triple Olympic medal of Ukraine, considered the highest exponent as a nautical sportsman of this country... Alexander Shaparenko will compete in the first stage in the Grand Master category with the Olympic veteran Angel Villar Varela "Chillares..." has been appointed International Ambassador of the Gold River Race and tomorrow Thursday will give him the appointment of the president of the Recession of Lugo, José Tomé. The fact is a full-fledged tribute of the Galician nautical athletes to Ukraine, in the person of Shaparenko.

There will also be Ivan Alonso of the Olívico de Vigo (with 3 World and 6 European in their own), who will compete with José Barreiro del Torres de Catoira. Another of the favorites is the Tandem astur-leonés José Julián Becerro and Miguel Fernández Castañón, who are the current Spanish champions and who are the winners of the last edition of the International Seal Discount.

On Friday, May 13, at 10: 30 in the morning, the Gold River Race, the Salvatorio destination of Miño, begins by means of more than 100 km per one of the most beautiful river tracks in the world.