The 2024 edition of the Spanish Children’s and Cadet Judo Cup A what Barbastro hosts from November 15 to 17, converts the city for the third consecutive year into Spanish capital of training judo and will generate a positive economic impact on local commerce and hospitality that can reach around 400,000 euros thanks to the 1,200 accredited judokas, 150 coaches and 70 members of the Federation staff who will arrive to the city with numerous family members.
In fact, it is calculated (based on figures from past editions) that some 4,000 people linked one way or another to the competition they will visit the city during those three days. For each of them, an average expense of 100 euros is calculated.
“The majority of the athletes are Spanish, but we will also have the national team of Andorra there are judokas french clubs. A delegation of Valencian athletes will also compete, who make a great effort not to miss this event. Of course, for us it is an honor to have each and every one of the athletes who are going to compete in Barbastro these days, but the meaning that the presence of Valencian judokas acquires is special,” he explains. Francisco Albertthe Sports Councilor.
Program
The Spanish Judo A Cup starts on day 15 with a Master Class in which Barbastro schools will participate and which will be directed by Barbastro judoka with a scholarship from the Blume Residence and the CAR Madrid Moussa Macalou. Then, on Saturday the 16th, the competitions will begin. First, it will be the turn of the cadet category judokas, who will compete in their Spanish Cup on the morning of the 16th and, on the 17th, that of the children’s judokas, who will compete in the Cup of their category during that day. On the afternoon of the 16th, the Absolute North Sector Championship will be held, in which a hundred of the best Spanish judokas from the aforementioned area compete to qualify for the Spanish Championship, adding to the 1,200 accredited.
From the FAJYDA (Aragonese Federation of Judo and Associated Sports), its president, Cristina Berrocalshows its gratitude to the city of Barbastro and the rest of the sponsors who make the event possible: “We are very grateful to be able to hold these national sporting events in Aragon, in the province of Huesca and being able to bring the spirit of judo and sport to the city of Barbastro for a full weekend and mark it on the national calendar by spreading the word about our land.
From the Federation they are “very grateful to the Barbastro City Council and the main sponsors Provincial Council of Huesca, along with Tu Provincia Huesca La Magia, Ukemis, and El Cachirulo, who among others, make this event possible, and thus give the opportunity for Aragonese athletes to be able to fight at home”.
