The Hospiten 8KM Orotava is presented with a record number of registered participants, more than 1,000 athletes

The popular race will take place on July 19, although complementary activities will begin on July 15.

The Town Hall of the town hosted the presentation, which focused on the week of July 15 to 19, with the celebration of races and inclusive talks.

The Hospiten 8KM Orotava, a race that celebrates its XIII edition on July 19 in the "arteries" of La Orotava, was presented this Thursday, July 10, at the Town Hall of La Orotava. The event was presided over by Francisco Linares, mayor of the municipality that will act as host from July 15, when an exciting installment of the program 'InclúyeT Superación Permanente' begins. Inclusion is once again at the center of the whole event promoted by the Sports Association +Km OroRun and which has broken all possible records for registrations with more than 1,200 athletes.

The presentation of this great sporting event, which is gaining national and even international recognition, was also attended by the Island Councilor for Sports, Yolanda Moliné; the Councilor for Social Action, Inclusion and Volunteering, Águeda Fumero; the delegate mayor of Sports, Carlos Díaz; the director of Maskmororun and promoter of the event, Marcos Guardia, and Tomás González, Medical Director of the Hospiten Bellevue University Hospital.

The 8KM Orotava has been growing in each edition and includes different sports events in the historic center of the municipality that promote integration (V Vertical Nocturne El Locero-Maderas Evelio on the 18th, and the XIII Hospiten 8KM, the II 4KM Orotava Maderas Evelio; IX Carrera Infantil Solidaria, on the 19th), and complementary activities such as talks, joint trainings, round tables and routes, among other things. Thus, starting next week begins the so-called 'Circuit La Orotava 2025'.

The Hospiten 8KM Orotava and the program 'InclúyeT Superación Permanente', will concentrate inclusion and sport for a whole week in the north of the island. With more than a week left for the celebration of its big day, the event has been presented with an unprecedented headline: about 1,200 participants in the Orotava Circuit: 650 in the 8KM, 120 in the 4KM, 200 in the children and grandparents and 180 in the Vertical Nocturnal El Locero Maderas Evelio.

Regarding the talks and round tables of 'InclúyeT Superación Permanente', they will be held as follows: Tuesday, July 15 (20.00, Plaza del Kiosko La Orotava), Lionell Sánchez and Marcos González Peña; Wednesday 16, Héctor Catalá (20.00, Plaza del Kiosko La Orotava); Thursday 17, Empujando Sonrisas, Jota García and Diego Méntrida (20.00, Hotel Alúa Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz).

At the presentation, Francisco Linares, Mayor of La Orotava, spoke of the "satisfaction" for the municipality to have such a "lively event. We are talking about a program that maintains in its glossary words such as inclusion, overcoming, effort, etc. It will be a luxury to listen again to inspiring testimonies of those who, through sport, have managed to overcome dramatic situations. The 8KM is already a week-long event where we all fit; even grandparents and grandchildren. I thank the organizers and the Hospiten Group for continuing to support this event," concluded the local leader.

The medical director of the Hospiten Bellevue University Hospital, Tomás González, said, "Hospiten is committed to health and wellbeing through a race as well established as the 8KM. In addition, we are not only talking about sport, we are talking about inclusion, and that is in line with our beliefs and values," he said.

Yolanda Moliné, Councilor Delegate for Sports of the Cabildo of Tenerife, spoke from the experience of last year's edition. "If last year we had no doubts about the commitment of the Cabildo and Ideco, this year, after the emotions experienced in 2024, even less. We are delighted to have organizers who believe in the real and effective inclusion of everyone ... and what better way to do it through sport and physical activity," said the head. Meanwhile, the Councilor for Social Action, Inclusion and Volunteering, Águeda Fumero, praised the synergy established between the Cabildo and the organization of the Hospiten 8KM Orotava. "From the Cabildo de Tenerife we are delighted to actively participate in making the La Orotava 2025 Circuit a reality. Congratulations to the organizers and all the entities that have made it possible for more than a thousand people, including grandparents, to participate. Events like these, which make inclusion visible, favor a more equitable and just island. We invite citizens to attend, not only the races, but also the talks promoted by 'InclúyeT Superación Permanente'".

In the same vein, spoke Adal García, CEO of Sinpromi (Insular Society for the Promotion of People with Disabilities). "For the 13th edition, the AD +KM OroRun is once again betting on an event that combines effort, health, sport and inclusion. From Sinpromi we support the initiative and we see it growing every year," he argued.

Finally, the Councilman of Sports of La Orotava, Carlos Diaz: "We expect an intense week in our municipality. We are once again preparing with the utmost enthusiasm for an event that promotes everything that we want to sponsor from the City Council and from the Sports area. The inclusion of the grandparents' race, a new incentive to dynamize the activity in La Orotava; we will continue betting on the Hospiten 8KM Orotava and what is defined as the Orotava 2025 Circuit".

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