Mérida, March 20 (EFE) .- The organization of the World Paddle Tour has decided to suspend the test announced in the Roman Amphitheater in Merida for the month of May, which had triggered a great controversy.
have not transcended the reasons for the decision, if it is true that since it became known that the arena of the amphitheater was hosting a paddle the reviews have not stopped since political arch opposition and from different social groups.
Before the suspension, the regional government and the city of Mérida is known insisted that all the sports facility would be mounted entirely on sand, without anchoring or contact the monument.
Indeed, have maintained that the conclusion of the tournament in the amphitheater met “all safety requirements for heritage conservation.”
However, many associations safeguard heritage, people of the world of culture and representatives of PSOE, IU and can, among others, have spoken against.
Against the benefit of over one million euros, according to the emeritense council believed would be for the city to celebrate this paddle tournament, a grassroots initiative collected through the change.org platform, over 195,000 signatures against.
The Junta de Extremadura stated today that the project was “exemplary” and that another location for a sporting event that, from 4 to 10 May, was to bring together the best blades of the sport at international level did not arise.
The regional government was responding after learning that one of the sponsors of World Padel Tour, through a social network, was reporting that the organization of the event and the Junta de Extremadura were in talks to find a new home.
The differences of opinion and approach have been very pronounced. In fact, while the Consortium of the Monumental City of Mérida has always guaranteed compatibility Paddle World Tour to the conservation of the Amphitheatre, a political leader announced that he would chain the doors of the historic complex to show their rejection.
Under the bill, the stands would be installed in the arena of the Amphitheatre, where they would have their footholds, and the sports were fitted into the sand pit, “but always on stage to restore the height of land use Amphitheater “.
It was also planned to dispense with their own advertising for these events within the monument area and the passage of heavy machinery was forbidden.
However, since As an example, IU criticized this tournament to remember that once holding a concert by Paco Lucia in the Amphitheatre refused, and the PSOE was surprised that there were no objections to the tournament in a room “where you can not smoking or sing. “
Therefore, the mayor of Mérida, Pedro Acedo, said this afternoon that, even though the organization had all the favorable reports, the sponsors have decided not to participate because” the pressures of the PSOE and the radical left “of the city.
According to the mayor, the news is a” disgrace “for the city that will stop getting” nearly two million “revenue due to “huge impact and international projection” of the test.
“Once again, the PSOE takes to Merida with its opposite to the interests of the city, traders, hoteliers, attitudinal restaurateurs, employment and future “, has ruled.
A few days ago, Extremadura president, Jose Antonio Monagas, saw” a groundswell “powered by” the possibility of an election rather than for other reasons “.
The socialist candidate for mayor of Mérida, Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, praised” how emeritenses have been able to defend their heritage “when” by Acedo and Monago has tried to use a monument to the size of the Roman Amphitheatre for electoral interests. “
The socialist understands that Merida offers sites sufficiently attractive and urges that another site is negotiated.
In this Extremeños same point matches the organization, expressed his satisfaction consequence “of pressure from Extremadura”
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