Samuel Aguilera from Málaga won the regional paragliding championship, which was held in Taramay, Almuñécar on the 19th & 20th of October.
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Andrés Segovia Guitar Competition
by Martin Myall •
Just a reminder that the XXIX Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Andrés Segovia will be held in La Herradura’s Centro Cívico from Tuesday the 19th to Saturday the 23rd of November.
Tarmay BMX Competition
by Hugh MacArthur •
Local riders held their own in this region-wide BMX competition held on Almuñécar’s scrambling track in Taramay. Riders and spectators enjoyed almost five hours of races.
International Painting Competition
by Martin Myall •
Motril will be hosting for the fifth time, the Ramón Portillo, international painting competition.
Segovía 2012 Competition Winners
by Martin Myall •
Classical guitarist, Gabriel Bianco, becomes the 2012 winner of the Andrés Segovia, international, classical guitar competition, held in the Civic Centre of La Herradura. This young musician is the second Frenchman to win this prestigious competition, after Bertrand Pietu won it five years ago.
Trouble & Strife Race – Wonky World August
by David Darby •
We are in Finland, where they have recently held the Wife Carrying World Championships. Yes, that’s correct, there is a world championships for carrying a wife… and it looks like bloody hard work. The contestants have to tackle a 250 metro assault course, all with ‘a little’ extra weight hanging upside-down from the man’s neck.
Anorexic Appetite
by Martin Myall •
Ex anorexic Peter Czerwinski has become a hamburger-eating champion! The 24-year-old ate 15 hamburgers in the space of 10 minutes during the competition called the Z-Burger Independence Burger Eating Championship. The title also came with 1,000 dollars, to spend on larger trousers one would guess, the win also pocketed him 1,000 dollars worth of gift cards for the local hamburger chain, just what he needs… another bunch of bloody burgers!
La Herradura Underwater Photographic Competition
by Martin Myall •
There’s still no need to get nervous about missing this one as it is set to take place from the 3rd to the 7th of October, but you can always practice holding your breath in the meantime.
XXX Certamen de Teatro Martín Recuerda
by Martin Myall •
The Juniors category of the 30th Annual Theatre Competition held in Almuñécar was won by the La Herradura-based threatre group, Chinchetas.
Chilean Winner for Segovia 1st Prize
by Martin Myall •
The 31-year-old, Chilean competitor, Renato Serrano Muñoz took the top prize at the annual classical-guitar competition in La Herradura, as well as the special prize, Leo Brouwer, which is awarded for the best rendition of the Dos Cantares piece by Antón García Abril.