Mérida, March 20 (EFE) .- The organizers of the World Paddle Tour have reported that the test is suspended announced in its official calendar scheduled from 4 to 10 May in the Roman Amphitheater in Merida and communicate in a few days a new location and dates in Spain.
In a brief statement on its website, the organizers have communicated its decision to desist from holding the trial in the Roman Amphitheater, which had generated much controversy.
The monument is part of the archaeological site of Mérida a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Numerous associations for the protection of heritage, people of the world of culture and political authorities had ruled against the holding of this event in that venue.
In addition, an initiative by the platform change.org leads collected over 195,000 signatures against.
However, the Junta de Extremadura had stated today that the project is “exemplary” and another location for the sporting event is not raised.
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