Azpiazu: "I've had a hard time making the decision to leave the stone."
Paulo Azpiazu has just decided to leave the stone uprising because of injuries and other duties of his life.
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The two harrijasotzailes zarauztarras prevailed in the winter finale of the "Harri Herri" held in Aia. Both were very pleased with the result and started the year with the txapela.
Gari Gamendia: "I got my first big cap but I didn't enjoy it."
Gari Garmendia has just won the first txapela of the Basque Country Great Stones Championship, which has been the first great unenjoyed txapela, according to Garmendia.
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.
Estefania Etxebeste has raised the 150 pound stone twice
"The last two weeks have been very long for me," the Ituren stone lifter confesses after getting the feat. "I've had a really bad time at home, turning my head around; in the penultimate training I made three attempts and didn't lift any," he stresses.
Jokin Eizmendi and Lierni Osa step into the final of "Harri Herri"
On the second day of the winter "Harri Herri", Jokin Eizmendi has matched the mark of Xabat Olaizola. Beñat Telleria and Gorka Etxeberria have received 9 and placed third and fourth in the classification. In the female category, Lierni Osa has scored the best, 13 lifts, one less than Maddi Gesalaga.
Paulo Azpiazu will stop lifting the stone for "lack of will" and after a back injury
The stone lifter, who was born in Bergara but has lived in Estella since he was seven years old, has acknowledged that "I don't carry the stone in my blood, only to devote myself to it in the 100." "I want to spend more time on mine," he added.