Blog de Heriberto Faúndez

Competition took place on Saturday 23 February in Balmaceda Park, Iquique. The event was organized by the Club Race Walking Marathon Iquique, under the patronage of the Municipality of Iquique, the Local Sports and Recreation Council and NPO Global Sports Alliance.

With 10 participants in total (2 of them from Peru: Ana Rojas and Antonio Guillen), the race began at 17:30 hrs and finished 23:30 hrs, where all the athletes completed the 6 hours of race walking!! The competition was controlled by judges, Gloria Perez and Ariel Standen of the “Club Atletas Master”.

During the event, the Ecoflag flew for the first time in the Republic of Chile .GSA Team Iquique (Race Walking Marathon) and captain Heriberto Faundez Salgado distributed pamphlets about Sports & Environment and explained the Ecoplay concept and the Ecoflag Movement among the spectators and athletes.

More Information:
www.racewalking.bligoo.com

www.heribertofaundez.com

http://www.ecoflag.com/entry/sport/out_e.html

Reported by Captain Heriberto Faundez Salgado, GSA Team Iquique (Race Walking Marathon Iquique)