With the presence of the mayor, Francisco Azcué, a press conference was held this Thursday regarding the 118th anniversary of the Club Regatas. On this occasion, details were also provided regarding the sports and commemorative event that will take place on Saturday, July 13th.
It should be noted that, originally, the race called “118 Years Rowing Together” was to take place at the club's facilities. However, the current river level forced it to be moved to the Salto Grande Lake. The organizers specified that the participation of more than 300 athletes is expected.
In addition to the mayor of Concordia, provincial deputy Carola Laner, the president of the Rowing subcommittee of the Club Regatas Alejandro Piedrabuena, the undersecretary of Sports, Ivana Pérez, the undersecretary of Tourism, Laureano Schvartzman, and councilwoman Silvina Ovelar were present.
HISTORY, SPORT AND TOURISM
Mayor Francisco Azcué explained that the Club Regatas is “part of our history, an institution that we love very much, which is truly very important for the city and which suffers the consequences of these natural phenomena such as flooding, but which always stands back up and always moves forward”.
Furthermore, he pointed out that “we are working in an articulated manner because we consider it important to maintain a bond and joint work. Especially taking into account that it is an institution that has a lot to do with nautical sports and that our Concordia is born and develops on the banks of the river, so it has a very important cultural component”.
The participants of the race will not “only come to compete but also to do tourism and that is also worth highlighting, so we hope that the community of Concordia can support the Club Regatas in this commemoration”, pointed out Azcué.
300 ATHLETES
The president of the Rowing subcommittee, Alejandro Piedrabuena, highlighted that for the sports event, the arrival in Concordia of the best in that discipline is expected, at a national level, with the “arrival of 300 athletes from the best clubs in Argentina and Uruguay, plus their families and companions”.
Piedrabuena thanked the current municipal administration for their support and announced that the club thinks of this competition “as a starting point, since our intention is to show the city for larger events”. In that sense, he expressed that the wish “is that within a year, we can have a date for the Argentine Championship, which is an event that lasts about a week and clubs from different parts of America such as Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay come”.
CONCORDIA, HOST OF EVENTS
The undersecretary of Tourism, Laureano Schvartzman, highlighted the impact of the event, since “it is a priority segment for Concordia, which must be a destination for events and meetings, whether cultural, sports, social or recreational”.
In that sense, the official recalled that the regatta will take place “during a weekend of winter holidays and the private sector will support it with discounts on accommodation, since we made the arrangements and many hoteliers in Concordia joined in”. From “our place, we will support with promotion and the tourist bus”, he announced.
Finally, the undersecretary of Sports, Ivana Pérez, said that “it fills us with energy to see clubs like the Regatas that, despite having gone through a new flood, return again with all their strength to work and generate, in this case, this great event that we are supporting from our area”.
ADVERSITY AND RESURGENCE
Provincial deputy Carola Laner took the floor and expressed that “if there is a club that is used to adversity and to resurging, that is the Club Regatas, a historic club of the city, where generations and generations of residents of Concordia have passed through”.
Despite the current rising water, the legislator highlighted the actions of the “human group that dared to dream, so those of us who have institutional responsibilities have the duty and the obligation to accompany and support this type of organization that brings prestige to the city of Concordia”.
For her part, councilwoman Silvina Ovelar recalled that after the last flood “we went to the club with my team and we returned very sad; we left overwhelmed wanting to do a thousand things”. Given the current rising of the river, she asked “all citizens to help the Club Regatas together, since it does not belong to one group but belongs to all of us”.
The “118 Years Rowing Together” race was declared of provincial interest by the Chamber of Deputies and of municipal interest by the Honorable Deliberative Council.
Council members Celeste Fuscado and Mauricio Rey were present, as well as members of the Club Regatas.
It should be noted that, originally, the race called “118 Years Rowing Together” was to take place at the club's facilities. However, the current river level forced it to be moved to the Salto Grande Lake. The organizers specified that the participation of more than 300 athletes is expected.
In addition to the mayor of Concordia, provincial deputy Carola Laner, the president of the Rowing subcommittee of the Club Regatas Alejandro Piedrabuena, the undersecretary of Sports, Ivana Pérez, the undersecretary of Tourism, Laureano Schvartzman, and councilwoman Silvina Ovelar were present.
HISTORY, SPORT AND TOURISM
Mayor Francisco Azcué explained that the Club Regatas is “part of our history, an institution that we love very much, which is truly very important for the city and which suffers the consequences of these natural phenomena such as flooding, but which always stands back up and always moves forward”.
Furthermore, he pointed out that “we are working in an articulated manner because we consider it important to maintain a bond and joint work. Especially taking into account that it is an institution that has a lot to do with nautical sports and that our Concordia is born and develops on the banks of the river, so it has a very important cultural component”.
The participants of the race will not “only come to compete but also to do tourism and that is also worth highlighting, so we hope that the community of Concordia can support the Club Regatas in this commemoration”, pointed out Azcué.
300 ATHLETES
The president of the Rowing subcommittee, Alejandro Piedrabuena, highlighted that for the sports event, the arrival in Concordia of the best in that discipline is expected, at a national level, with the “arrival of 300 athletes from the best clubs in Argentina and Uruguay, plus their families and companions”.
Piedrabuena thanked the current municipal administration for their support and announced that the club thinks of this competition “as a starting point, since our intention is to show the city for larger events”. In that sense, he expressed that the wish “is that within a year, we can have a date for the Argentine Championship, which is an event that lasts about a week and clubs from different parts of America such as Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay come”.
CONCORDIA, HOST OF EVENTS
The undersecretary of Tourism, Laureano Schvartzman, highlighted the impact of the event, since “it is a priority segment for Concordia, which must be a destination for events and meetings, whether cultural, sports, social or recreational”.
In that sense, the official recalled that the regatta will take place “during a weekend of winter holidays and the private sector will support it with discounts on accommodation, since we made the arrangements and many hoteliers in Concordia joined in”. From “our place, we will support with promotion and the tourist bus”, he announced.
Finally, the undersecretary of Sports, Ivana Pérez, said that “it fills us with energy to see clubs like the Regatas that, despite having gone through a new flood, return again with all their strength to work and generate, in this case, this great event that we are supporting from our area”.
ADVERSITY AND RESURGENCE
Provincial deputy Carola Laner took the floor and expressed that “if there is a club that is used to adversity and to resurging, that is the Club Regatas, a historic club of the city, where generations and generations of residents of Concordia have passed through”.
Despite the current rising water, the legislator highlighted the actions of the “human group that dared to dream, so those of us who have institutional responsibilities have the duty and the obligation to accompany and support this type of organization that brings prestige to the city of Concordia”.
For her part, councilwoman Silvina Ovelar recalled that after the last flood “we went to the club with my team and we returned very sad; we left overwhelmed wanting to do a thousand things”. Given the current rising of the river, she asked “all citizens to help the Club Regatas together, since it does not belong to one group but belongs to all of us”.
The “118 Years Rowing Together” race was declared of provincial interest by the Chamber of Deputies and of municipal interest by the Honorable Deliberative Council.
Council members Celeste Fuscado and Mauricio Rey were present, as well as members of the Club Regatas.