Hundreds of people gathered last night at the White Canoe Club to welcome José Javier Cano, World Champion and K-4 1.000mts vice world champion in 500 meters K-2, and Amador Ruiz, who also represented Spain in the World held in Brandenburg, Germany.
Mayor White, Rafael Laorden, received this morning, along with other members of the Corporation, the paddlers of the White Canoe Club in a ceremony in the hall of the City Council.
The town of White welcomed with a warm welcome to José Javier Ruiz Cano and Amador.
Two paddlers of the White Canoe Club who were part of the national team in the Junior World Championships Canoe which was held last weekend in Brandenburg, Germany.
This morning, Mayor White Rafalel Laorden received blanqueños young people in a ceremony held at the Plenary Hall of the City Hall where the mayor gave them congratulations and thanks for having put the name of White in all high.
Laorden announced that next Saturday, "will hold a public meeting in the Victoria, that whoever wants to be close to you and that within the Book of Honor and Awards, we want to deliver the Medal of Merit Deportivo, although in the book have not contemplate the designations "said Mayor White.
José Javier Cano was proclaimed World Champion in the category of k-4 1000 meters and vice world champion in the category of k-2 500 meters, getting their medals one of the best Spanish team championships junior has executed a total of 5 medals (1 gold in men's K-April 1000, 1 silver in men's K-2 500 and 3 bronze in men's K-1200 K-2200 K-male and 4500 female).
Except for the test K-2 500 men, four belong to the medals won Olympic event.
Male kayak team, which was part Cano has been the most prominent with four medals, three of them in Olympic events, taking third place for nations.
Family members waited excited young athletes are coming to the 'champions, champions' a group of village musicians singing in an altruistic way.
The canoe club members organized the reception blanqueño where no lack of firecrackers, fireworks, cider and a large banner congratulating José Javier Cano, World Champion and K-4 1.000mts vice world champion in 500 meters K-2, and Amador Ruiz, who failed to medal although the recognition of all the effort, representing Spain in the finals, being young freshmen.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Blanca