Puerto Vallarta will host the Festival and National Stand Up Paddle Championships from March 14 to 18. The event will provide an exciting show of the sport and is expected to have 80 competitors among young people and adults who will seek to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
At a press conference, led by the director of the Municipal Sports Council (COMUDE), José Amador Hernández Madrigal, the details of this championship were announced. The event is a championship and festival, allowing people to enjoy the sport as a spectator or competitor.
The municipal official indicated that it is the first event of the year for Staund-up Paddle Boarding and will be headquartered in Puerto Vallarta, in addition to a day of competition in Quimixto, Cabo Corrientes. He indicated that this is an important competition, integrating the national team for the World Cup in Brazil and the Pan American Games of Lima, which will be qualifiers for the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020, where paddle will be debuting as an Olympic sport.
Felix Garcia, technical director of the Association, said that Puerto Vallarta is the best scenario for this national meeting, which will be held at Camarones beach and will also be visible on the Malecón. You will have the Carrera Larga (18 Kilometers), starting the circuit at the height of Uruguay Street to Holi Beach, from there to Conchas Chinas and back to the starting point with two laps.
