Valencia, winner of the Spanish Minibasket Club Championship held in Granada

The sporting event generated a revenue of two million euros in the capital

he Spanish Minibasket Club Championship It already has a winner: Valencia Basket, who won the final against UCAM of Murcia held at the Palacio de Deportes by 62-110. The bronze medal of the tournament was Yomi Godela.

Granada team Lawyers Foundation Oia CP Granada He played a big role by finishing first in his group and making it to the final stage. In the Round of 16 they beat Gran Canaria (68-65), but in the quarterfinals they lost to UCAM from Murcia (76-85), the team that finished as runners-up in the competition.

The sporting event brought together more than half a thousand athletes between the ages of 11 and 12, accompanied by more than a thousand family members, who, during these days, combined sports and tourism to generate a revenue in the capital estimated at more than two million euros.

After seven days of competition, 32 teams from all over Spain played 42 matches in Spain Youth stadium And in the municipal facilities of Weather vane suite And Sports PalaceWhere the final stage was held.

The sports advisor of the Granada City Council, Jorge Iglesias, who was present on the last day of the tournament, indicated that the city had written “a new page in the history of Spanish basketball,” since it hosted the first edition. For this national championship “which was born precisely on the initiative of Granada.”

“During these days we have seen young players who will see in the coming years how to climb Spanish basketball up to the ACB teams and the Spanish national team. This event brings together like a few players sports and tourism that gives such good results for our city, which is undoubtedly one of the The main venues for Spanish sport, ”Iglesias emphasized.

The sports calendar still has great significance on August 17th, 18th and 19th with contention in Grenade From the last preparation session for the Spanish basketball football team world Cup. Along with Spain, Canada and the Dominican Republic will play in the Palacio de los Deportes, two teams that qualified for the great global basketball event.