The Olympic torch of London 2012 stays in Águilas
It is a gift from Marisol Casado, president of the International Triathlon Union and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who personally portrayed her last May in Athens.
The Olympics and paralympics of London 2012 not only have left in the municipality of Águilas the gold medal in long jump, obtained by the aquiline athlete José Antonio Expósito, but since last night the city also has the official torch of the games.
It is a gift from Marisol Casado, president of the International Triathlon Union and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to Diego Calvo, the aquiline that presides over the Murcian Triathlon Federation.
The transfer ceremony took place last night, at the Águilas City Hall, in the presence of its first mayor, Bartolomé Hernández, and the Councilor for Sports, Diego Martínez, who together with other local authorities and the aforementioned presidents, witnessed the delivery of this unique gift, which will soon be on permanent display in the “Diego Calvo Valera” multipurpose pavilion.
In this way, Marisol Casado fulfills the public promise he made in Águilas, during the ceremony in which he was given the name of his partner and friend, Diego Calvo Valera, to the new municipal sports pavilion.
The torch, which was personally carried by Casado as he passed through Athens, was designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby and its triangular shape represents each of the three Olympic Games that London has hosted (1908, 1948 and 2012).
Source: murcia.com
