The European Masters Championships in the disciplines of Mountain
Running, Trail and Nordic Walking are on their way to be a memorable
event. 17 countries are represented by their athletes and delegates.
As they marched onto the stage of the opening ceremony, the teams were
welcomed by the rhythm of of the drums of the Valtramontina.
EMA President Kurt Kaschke welcomed the teams together with the
autorities of Tramonti di Sotto, Tramonti di Sopra, FIDAL and Tomo Sarf
(President of World Mountain Runners).
A special honour was given to Norbert Schneider (GER) for his
outstanding performance during the virtual event ROAD TO VALTRAMONTINA.
The oath of the athletes was spoken by two athletes from Germany (Dorit
Stehr) and Italy (Urbano Fontanoa).
A special offer was made by the president of Swiss Masters Running, Rene
Fürst. He handed over to the EMA the bidding documents to host the 2023
Championships in Adelbogen. Gianfranco Lucchi – Vice President of Fidal
– declared the 2021 Championships open at the end, before the buffet was
opened. “The championships may commence!”
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