Kirol Herri is back. This second edition will bring together 30 athletes, harrijasotzailes and aizkolaris. This year's edition also comes with the novelty that they will perform first individually and in the spring by teams. The individual competition will begin on October 12 in Gernika and four more tournaments will be held.
Iker Vicente won the Gold Cup for the sixth time in the Trinity Square. Ochagavía finished in 31 minutes and 47 seconds.
In the bullring of Tolosa, the final of the Euskal Duathlon was played, in which Julen Alberdi "Txikia IV" was imposed, with a time of 22:44, improving last year's record. Ibai Soroa was second with a time of 25:20 and Xabier Zaldua third with a mark of 27:08.
11 athletes, including last year's champion, Julen Alberdi, Xabier Zaldua, Eneko Saralegi and Ibai Soroa, will compete in this mode that combines axe and running, a show that ETB1 and Kirolakeitb.eus will offer live from 5.30 p.m.
The Otsagabian aizkolari has won second place in the World Cup Speed Test in Australia. Interviewed by EITB, we have stated that he came to the competition very well, but he has faced "great aizkolaris."
Andoni Iruretagoiena, "Izeta VI"has fulfilled the challenge effort perfectly. The goal of the zarauztarra was to go down from one hour and four minutes and stopped the crono at 59:03 . He has given 50 lifts to the 100-pound ball, cut 10 kanaerdikos, and then in a five-kilometer run he has managed to reduce the time he had in mind by five minutes.
The aizkolari Iker Vicente finished for the fourth time in second place in the Australian World Speed Championship. In the final, Kody Steers was the fastest than the Ochagavian aizkolari, while Jack Jordan finished in third place.
The third day of the Individual Sports Village was played today in Oñati, in which six participating athletes, Malen Morandeira and Ane Atxutegi, and Uxue Ansorregi, Arkaitz Etxebeste, Julen Alberdi and Mikel Larrañaga, took part.
Ibai Soroa will face an axe challenge against Xabier Zaldua this Saturday in Toulouse, where they will have to cut 10 half-reeds and 4 two-legged ones.
Xabier Zaldua and Ibai Soroa will face an axe challenge this Saturday in Toulouse, where they will have to cut 10 half-reeds and 4 two-legged ones.
Ibai Soroa and Xabier Zaldua have been summoned on Saturday afternoon in the bullring of Tolosa, where 4,000 euros will be at stake, and they will have to cut 10 kanaerdikos and 4 oinbikos.
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.
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.
Beizama's aizkolari travels to Toulouse hoping to defeat Iker Vicente, explaining on the eve of the challenge that the bet will be tight.
The individual finals of the Kirol Herri were played yesterday in Asteasu: Ainitze Zumeta and Urra dominated by picking up stones, while Mikel Larrañaga and Oihana Fernandez de Barrena led the axe.
"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.
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.
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.
Sixteen aizkolaris will play the txapela in this specialty that is being held for the first time in Euskal Herria. EITB, through eitb.eus and ETB1, will broadcast it from 23:00.
