Rowing
All set for the start of the Euskotren and Eusko Label leagues
This Sunday the Euskotren and Eusko Label leagues begin at the Riosequillo de Buitrago del Lozoya reservoir in Madrid. From this weekend until the third week of September, the best rowing races can be followed through ETB1 and kirolakeitb.eus Donostia Arraun Lagunak and Orio, respectively, are the favorites to repeat the title in the female and male modalities.
Mikel Azkarate: "From the moment you're favorite, you can't fail."
The former rower of Urdaibai Mikel Azkarate will be the commentator of the ETB rowing this year. Ibon Gaztañazpi and Sara Gandara will be the commentators of all the races. For Azkarate, Orio and Arraun Lagunak are the great favorites to win the Eusko Label and Euskotren Leagues.
Gorka Aranberri: "We're excited to get the league right and the challenges have to be the same"
"It's the second year with the same way of working, and you have to notice that," said Orio's boss, who acknowledged that the trainer's level at the beginning of this season is different from last year's.
The Eusko Label League teams have clear season goals
Orio starts the Eusko Label League as a favorite, but the other teams also have clear goals for the season.
The rowing season begins in Madrid
The Eusko Label and Euskotren leagues travel to Buitrago del Lozoya this Sunday to play the inuagural rendezvous of the 2026 season.
Returning to the Eusko Label League, Santurtzi seeks permanence
After two seasons in the ARC League, Santurtzi is looking forward to the Eusko Label League. The 2020 and 2021 champions are looking forward to staying, as coach Alexander Esteban said.
Nagore Osoro: "Tolosaldea will be our most direct rival, but San Juan may also give some surprise"
Nagore Osoro won La Concha and two leagues with Zumaia. Osoro has stressed that he has found in Arraun Lagunak a team that is still hungry for victory. "No one gets bored winning," he said. "It's a very competitive team," he added.
Arraun Lagunak and Tolosaldea, Euskotren League favorites
On 28 June, the Euskotren League will begin its new season in Buitrago del Lozoya, Madrid, with Arraun Lagunak and Tolosaldea as the main candidates for the first place.
San Juan is optimistic, returning to the Euskotren League after eight years
After eight years they will play in the Euskotren League, and coach Anartz Gereño knows it will be difficult to play the honor round, but the rowers see a chance to go high.
Arraun Lagunak and Orio lead the preseason
Orio and Arraun Lagunak have shown their superiority in the three pre-season tournaments. Tolosaldea was the closest rival to Lugañene, while San Nicolás was the Donostiarra.
Orio and the Friends of Remo, with all the forecasts of the Spanish pussy
The St. Nicholas has broken the regatta in the second long and won the male title for the seventeenth time, ahead of Kaiarriba Donostiarra and Zierbena. In the female mode, Lugañen has won the third state title, ahead of Shipyard and Perillo.
The Basque trainees will be in the final of the Spanish Championship
The four Basque boats participating in the Spanish championship have qualified for the final. In the female category , Arraun Lagunakhas marked the best time, and in the male category, OrioK. The finals will be played on Sunday morning.
Sunday is the Spanish Trainer's Championship in Moaña
Four Basque trainees will perform: Donostia Arraun Lagunak in the female mode, and Orio, Kaiarriba Donostiarra and Zierbena in the male mode. It can be followed live through EITB, as always, on kirolakeitb.eus and, on ETB1, at 12:00.
Four Basque trainees will compete in the Spanish Championship in Moaña
Donostia Arraun Lagunak will play in female mode, while Orio, Kaiarriba Donostiarra and Zierbena will play in male mode.
Arraun Lagunak wins the Basque Championship for the fourth time
San Juan was second, six seconds away, and Tolosaldea third, 11 seconds away.
Orio won the Basque Trainer's Championship for the eighth time
Gorka Aranberri's boat has dominated the waters of Getaria, second place for Donostiarra and third place for Hondarribia.
Xubane Uribarrena: "We want to keep winning flags, even though it's boring for many."
Arraun Lagunak's rosemary is the only one who has been on the trainer since 2015, noting that they have worked hard and that the idea is to keep winning flags.
Orio and Arraun Lagunak, Basque trainer champions
The boys of Gorka Arnaberri have not failed and have fulfilled their forecasts in male mode this Sunday in Getaria. The donostiarras have done the same in the women's competition.
Jon Urresti: "This kind of tournament is not often won, it's a heavy flag."
Jon Urresti , a rower from Orio's trainer, has been pleased to win the Basque Championship of Trainers, which they have also won in Getaria, their village, and has stressed that for him it is a "heavy" flag.
