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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, and the mayor of Santomera, José María Sánchez, today opened the field hockey Santomera City, the first of its kind in the region.

After the ceremony was held the official party of División de Honor B male between 92 Bully Santomera Econex Murcia-, seventh-placed, and FC Barcelona, ​​the category leader.

Cruz made the kick off of this meeting.

Investment in the field has been 691,700 euros from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and 200,000 Santomera City Council, which has also sold the lot.

Cruz stressed that this field we provide Santomera infrastructure required to underpin a singularity, which is that this town was the site of the Region of Murcia where, traditionally, been practiced hockey. "

The counselor said that the facility "will allow the concept of school, the education of children in the sport move forward, and that we become a national benchmark in this area."

Also referred to the "enormous possibilities" that has this new infrastructure, which may make other countries internal teams.

Santomera was selected in July 2010 by the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation to host the project effo (Training School Hockey Federation).

The town represents the region in this pilot with Toledo, Zaragoza, Villarreal and Gijon, which will be added during 2011 La Coruña, Las Palmas, Vitoria, San Sebastian de los Reyes and Mataró.

The activities related to field hockey began Saturday, when there was the first Inter Schools Tournament that pitted children in the municipality with other schools in Murcia and San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante).

Subsequently a women's tournament was played between the girls from Bully 92 and San Vicente, and this morning was held before the inauguration of a tournament of veterans from a selection consisting of Murcia and other national players.

The March 25 will be presented to representatives of the Consistory of the plaque of honor of the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation for its work in promoting the sport.

The recognition will take place during the annual gala of the Federation, to be held in Terrassa (Barcelona).

Source: CARM