This XXXIV edition of the Torrellano CupContinuing from yesterday to July 16, 2019 is returning to its rights, regaining its international character. brings together about 1,100 athletes from countries this year Such as Algeria, Bulgaria, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Israel, Portugal and Taiwan, as well as Spain.
The Elche region is nowadays the world center of grassroots handball. Also sports tourism. “We filled the hotels in the city, we even had to redirect teams to other cities, such as Santa Pola or Alicante,” emphasizes Jesús Ginés Antón, president of the Torrellano Handball Club, the organizer of the event. There are 112 participating groups in total.
municipal support
“The Torrellano Cup is one of the most important and relevant events at the national and international level. A championship that gives Elche the place she deserves and more in a region like Torrellano.”underlined Sports Council Member José Navarro, who recently encouraged “fans of handball and sports in general to participate in this tournament”.
The official opening of the event last night took place on the football field of the Isabel Fernández sports center, where the parade of all participants was held. The closing will be with the delivery of trophies on the Fan Zone stage on Sunday, 16. Meanwhile, four days with dozens of interesting international matches that take place from early morning until 12 noon and continue at six in the afternoon in order to avoid the hottest hours.
This year, the tournament is “returning to pre-pandemic numbers and there are already those who are interested in participating in the next edition”. The international participation became permanent again and “We count on great institutional support from both the City Council and the Elche City Council. The great work of the municipal staff, for whose dedication we want to thank here is remarkable”, explained Anton.
7 to 40 years
The sporting event is geared towards all categories, from prebenjamin (7 years old) to seniors (“we have over 40 players”) in the men’s and women’s box. And this tournament is different in something. “We started as a women’s championship and now here men equal women in number of participants”points out the president of the Torrellano Handball Club, who acknowledged the truth as “great news”.
In addition to handball competitions, the program also includes leisure time and catering activities for the participants. “A great party for athletes as well as parallel events such as performances by Esade Dance School or concerts by Elche rock school.” The sporting event will also include events such as Torrellano Cup Market Food Trucks and fan zone programming, concerts and children’s games throughout the five days of the tournament, and a giant paella at 14:00 on the 15th.