The Walk On Project Foundation will perform the WOP Challenge and the XIII Estropatada this weekend in Bilbao
They want to raise awareness for science and research against neurodegenerative diseases through special events.
Estropatada 2021. Photo: EFE
The Walk On Project (WOP) Foundation has presented the seventh edition of the WOP Challenge Bilbao-Bizkaia, the 15th and 12th edition of the WOP Film Festival, which will take place this weekend and will conclude on October 12 with the Gorbeia WOP Day, all aimed at research into neurodegenerative diseases.
Mikel Renteria, director of The Walk On Project, Itziar Urtasun, councilwoman of Bilbao City Council Festivities and representatives of the sponsors participated in the presentation that took place on the esplanade of the Maritime Museum.
The Foundation aims to raise awareness of research against neurodegenerative diseases through special events that, Renteria stressed in the presentation, "bring together thousands of people through events that have a great impact on the world of sport, culture and values."
He has stressed that so far nearly 1,500 people have signed up for the WOP Challenge Bilbao-Bizkaia WOP Challenge and that "international reference groups are on their way to becoming alternate sports events".
WOP Challenge crosses "some of the most beautiful places in Bizkaia" and, as it crosses 36 municipalities, "is an active tourism option, both for participants and for many collaborators."
This seventh edition will feature running-trail (full and one day) and trekking modalities, all by group relay, to become an intense experience and adventure that goes beyond the sporting sphere.
"Always, with a lot of work from the end of each edition, we seek enjoyment and emphasize security in an event that has great organizational complexity and expands resources," adds Mikel Renteria.
The departure will take place at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the arrival of the runners at the Itsasmuseum, where participants and assistants will be able to live a full holiday on Sunday 5 October, coinciding with the Estropatada.
Like every year, Estropatada will be one of the "most special" events, as it brings together thousands of people since its first edition in 2013.
This race in the Bilbao River, launched from the Euskalduna Bridge (13:00), has been done for years with bioducks (the only ducks in the world made from vegetable material) and has become a classic.
Rentería has stressed that "Estropatada is part of the collective imagination around us, and many families have grown up living that date every year."
He has stressed that "it has become a source of memories and we are moved by the experiences and impact it conveys to us," continues Renteria, who has stressed that the rendezvous "will once again be the best plan, with surprises, music, performances, gastronomy, games for the little ones, sales stalls, wopaton competition (companies) and duck racing itself."
To participate in the Estropatada you have to buy a 5 euro ticket at estropatada.com, Asuaberria de Bizkaia, many Eroski hypermarkets and El Corte Inglés de Bilbao.
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