Havana Skate 2023 successfully concluded in the capital city

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 11 (ACN) The celebration of the 1st World Master Championship of Marathon Skateboarding 2023 closed on Sunday the actions of the 3rd Havana Skate 2023, held on Havana's Malecon.

The main event of this festival, which was attended by representatives from 16 countries, with children, young people and adults as hosts, was preceded by a 504-meter sprint race in honor of the anniversary of the founding of Havana, according to the digital edition of JIT.

Then the fight focused on the 42-kilometer marathon, undoubtedly the highlight of an edition in which the previous days hosted several events, including the premieres of skateboarding and the team time trial.
JIT also highlights that the marathon was run in a seven-kilometer circuit, in which the competitors made six laps around the city's avenues.

"An extremely beautiful scenery and a magnificent route, with a very cheerful and beautiful crowd. I am grateful to have been invited to share again and defend the crown won last year", said the Colombian Karol Garcia, winner of the 16-29 years old category.

In that age group, the young woman from Bogota was escorted by Cubans Adriana Cantillo and Lizmarian Pereiro, respectively.

The 3rd Havana Skate was attended by more than a hundred foreigners, something very positive considering that World Skate aspires to make a world circuit of marathons and Havana is among the candidate cities to host one of the phases.