At the start of the 2011 international season WMRA.
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On next 22. May, with the first stage of the WMRA Grand Prix 2011 in Arco di Trento (Italy) began the international high level activity of the mountain running under the patronage of the WMRA.
The Italian race is the debut on the world calendar and is also a novelty because a relay race - for the first time - is inserted into the WMRA Grand Prix circuit: of course, will be a classification based on the individual time achieved by each competitor in his own leg of the relay.
Like all the Grand Prix races this competition has status of ",IAAF Mountain Running Permit",.
Eight countries have athletes entered the competition, namely Slovenia, Eritrea, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, Czech Republic and of course Italy. " In addition to all the best Italian specialists of the discipline is worth noting the presence of Mitja Kosovelj, World Junior men Champion 2003, and his sister, Mateja (three times on the podium of the World Mounytain Running Championships and one time European Championship medallist).
The Italian race is the debut on the world calendar and is also a novelty because a relay race - for the first time - is inserted into the WMRA Grand Prix circuit: of course, will be a classification based on the individual time achieved by each competitor in his own leg of the relay.
Like all the Grand Prix races this competition has status of ",IAAF Mountain Running Permit",.
Eight countries have athletes entered the competition, namely Slovenia, Eritrea, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, Czech Republic and of course Italy. " In addition to all the best Italian specialists of the discipline is worth noting the presence of Mitja Kosovelj, World Junior men Champion 2003, and his sister, Mateja (three times on the podium of the World Mounytain Running Championships and one time European Championship medallist).
Other runners well known in World or European Championships like Czech, Iva Milesova, or English, Emma Clayton, or German Fabian Alraun.
Important the presence of qualified athletes Eritreans at the start.
About 400 athletes entered the race of which a hundred women.
FIDAL Officials and some WMRA Council member will attend the race: among them, ,for sample, Raimondo Balicco.
News by Bruno Gozzelino
Photo by Emanuelli