This weekend, Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Úrsula will host the youth Canarian Wrestling competitions. Teams from El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote will compete in what is the longest-running competition organized by the Canarian Wrestling Federation.
The preliminary phase and semifinals will take place at the Santiago Yanes wrestling ground in Puerto de la Cruz. The teams have been divided into two groups: Group A includes El Hierro, Gran Canaria, and La Palma, while Group B features Tenerife, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote. The action will begin this Friday at 11:00 AM, with the semifinals scheduled for Saturday starting at 5:00 PM.
The grand final will be held on Sunday, April 19, at 11:00 AM at the José Álvarez Gutiérrez wrestling ground in Santa Úrsula, where a large audience is expected to witness the tournament's conclusion.
A top-level competition featuring the best wrestlers in the Canary Islands, who are destined to become the next stars of our sport.
The official presentation of the event took place in the Noble Hall of the Cabildo de Tenerife. It was attended by prominent figures such as Rosa Dávila, president of the Cabildo; Lope Afonso, vice president; Yolanda Moliné, sports councilor; Lorena Hernández, general director of Indigenous Sports for the Government of the Canary Islands; Francisco Rivero, president of the Canarian Wrestling Federation; Tanausú Estévez, president of the Island Federation; Ignacio Poladura, representing Viajes Insular; and Francisco Alberto Marrero Cruz, son of the figure after whom the tournament is named, Pancho Camurria.
Attendees highlighted the importance of this tournament, which has been a breeding ground for great talents over its 39 previous editions. A call was made to the people of Tenerife and the Canary Islands to attend the seven scheduled matches, which promise “spectacle and plasticity” in this traditional sport.
