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The municipal field of natural grass of Las Torres de Cotillas hosted on the afternoon of Saturday, June 16, the new free activity in the municipality of the European project 'Do-U-Sport'.

"A day on bioenergetic movement for people of all ages was proposed, with activities of yoga, pilates, chi-kung, hatha Flow and dances of the world", explains the mayor, Isabel María Zapata, who visited the participants during the session sporty.

This proposal, the tenth of this European project, was coordinated once again by the Department of Physical Activity and Sports.

"The Pilates session was given by Chari Oller, the yoga María José Oliva, the chi-kung Antonia Navarro, the hatha flow Mercedes Martínez and the dances of the world Ginés Martínez", points out the councilor of the area, Ginés Pérez.

This was the tenth activity of this project in which the Torreño City Council collaborates with the municipalities of Tábua (Portugal) and Mielec (Poland), since previously there have been days of kite flying, multi-adventure, dance, sports on wheels and racket, sport on the street, hiking and an urban gymkhana.

"We have already set the date of the next, which will be a water festival and will take place next Sunday, July 1 at 11 am in the pool of the center 'State Sport' of our municipality," says Perez.

European project

The European project 'Do-U-Sport' is part of the 'Erasmus +' program and its main objective is to explore the role of local authorities in the promotion of sport as an activity for all, free of barriers.

In this proposal, which began in January 2017 and will last until next December, the Torreño Consistory has a budget of almost 31,500 euros of which are subsidized by almost 75% by the European Commission.

"Consolidating the role of local authorities in promoting sports for all, increasing the number of people and organizations involved in sports activities at the local level or promoting a deeper understanding of how sports are seen and experienced in the municipalities are other of the objectives of this project that is already underway ", explains the mayor.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas