The selection of sheep cutters from the Basque Country, ready for the World Cup
They will play in New Zealand from 4 to 7 March. The members of the Basque team will leave on Sunday for Oceania, where they will be training for a month.
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The individual competition of the "Kirol Herri" program has begun with intense activity in stone lifting and aizkolarism
On the first day, Ainitze Zumeta was better than Maddi Gesalaga, and Mikel Lopetegi beat Beñat Telleria; Nerea Arruti qualified for the final, and Julen Alberdi had a good fight with Arkaitz Etxebeste.
This Saturday begins Individual Sports Herri
This weekend, in Aizkoitia, the individual "Kirol Herri" competition begins, in which both women and men will be seen with axes and stones, and the grand finale will take place on March 28.
Iker Vicente gives "firewood" to Eneko Otaño in the Tolosa challenge
Iker Vicente has won the challenge that has been played in the bullring of Toulouse that has been crowded. The difference of two cannons has not been enough for Eneko Otaño.
Eneko Otaño: "If I can do what I've done at home in the square, I have a chance of winning."
Beizama's aizkolari travels to Toulouse hoping to defeat Iker Vicente, explaining on the eve of the challenge that the bet will be tight.
Iker Vicente: "I get excited and mentally fresh, because the preparation hasn't been too long."
"I think I'm at a very good time," explained the Ochagavian aizkolari in the run-up to the challenge against Eneko Otaño. "It's going to be very difficult, it's a lot of seconds to take it off," he admits. "I'm going to have to have a cool head," he adds.
Iker Vicente and Eneko Otaño prepare their axes for Sunday
The challenge between Iker Vicente and Eneko Otaño was presented this Tuesday in the bullring of Toulouse, where Eneko Otaño will have a two-truncheon, which will be the third challenge with such an advantage.
The five finalists of Harri Herri Neguko: Imanol Royo, Mikel Lopetegi, Goizeder Abendibar, Ainitze Zumeta and Eider Garcia
In Mallabia, the third day of the Neguko Harri Herri Tournament has been held, and five of the following harrij-asociators have won the ticket for the grand final to be played on January 4: Imanol Royo, Mikel Lopetegi, Goizeder Abendibar, Ainitze Zumeta and Eider Garcia Durana.
Gari Garmendia, champion of the Basque Country of the Great Stones
The Idiazabal stone lifter gets his first cap with a total of 7,100 pounds raised. "The last week I've had a really bad time mentally," the new champion explains. "I've been physically very well prepared, but the last week I've dropped everything, I don't know what happened to me, I haven't enjoyed anything today," he adds.
The Zaldua, splinters of the same trunk
On Saturday the final of the Euskal Tinberwill decide which is the most competent aizkolari of Euskal Herria. In the final, among others, Xabier Zaldua and his son Jon will compete.