Santander (ESP) on behalf of Kyiv (UKR)
Palacio de Deportes Santander
25/02/2023
PRESS CONFERENCE
Thank You message from Vadym Gutzeit
Vadym Gutzeit, Ukraine’s Youth and Sport Minister, and Olympic Champion Sabre Fencer (Barcelona 1992)
OPENING CEREMONY
TOURNAMENT PICTURES
MEDAL CEREMONY
Link to full set of EVF Epee Circuit pictures courtesy of Susana del Castillo
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.231882292612134&type=3
RESULTS
RECORDED LIVE
MERCHANDISING
Do you want to have a very special t-shirt to remember your participation on this tournament and help at the same time the Ukrainian community in Cantabria in these difficult times? Benefits will be donated to the Asociación de Ucranianos en Cantabria Oberig
The frontside features the skylines of Santander and Kyiv
The backside features the names of all participants
You can order it until March 14th 2023 here
(Expected delivery time 2-3 weeks)
Price is 40€ with shipping included inside Europe
SANTANDER
Santander, the Jewel of the North
Santander, a northern Spanish city, is surrounded by an exceptional environment, where sea and mountain coexist creating a landscape that catches you from the first moment becoming a unique and safe destination.
To walk through its streets is to know a city that has evolved over the years: from being a port city to becoming a reference in the world of leisure and culture.
Over the years, Santander has established itself as an important business destination, thanks to its personalised service, professionalism and commitment to the quality of the services offered at each event, congress or Sport meeting it helps to organise.
Santander Tourism Website:
https://turismo.santander.es/en
VENUE
C/ Alcalde Vega Lamera s/n
39008 Santander
Cantabria
The venue is located in the Sardinero area that is lined with hotels, restaurants, and a casino, and is regarded as one of the most elegant beach resorts in Spain. Palacio de Deportes de Santander was designed by architects Julián Franco and José Manuel Palao. It was inaugurated on the 31st of May 2003. It has a capacity to host events for 10.000 people (6.000 seated).
ACCOMODATION
Hotel Chiqui has been designated as the organisation hotel and there will be a welcome desk on Friday 24th from 19:00 to 21:00. They offer a preferential rate to all participants.
Athletes will be able to pick up their accreditation at this welcome desk on Friday or the following day at the venue.
Hotel Chiqui 4*
Av. Manuel García Lago 9
39005 Santander
Telephone: +34 942 282 700
Venue distance: 5 minutes by car/15 minutes walk.
Rates
Negotiated rates are valid for bookings done before February 9th 2023.
In order to book at these rates you must directly contact the hotel stating the code “Fencing Competition”.
| Price / day | B&B | Half Board | Full Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | 55€ | 73€ | 88€ |
| Double | 60€ | 96€ | 125€ |
| Triple | 87€ | 140€ | 183€ |
TRANSPORTATION
Always connected
Thanks to its location and an important infrastructure network, Santander is a city that can be reached by almost any means of transport, by car, train, plane or boat.
It has an international airport with flights operated by Ryanair, Volotea, Wizz Air, Vueling and Iberia, with several daily connections to Madrid and Barcelona airports. The port is still very active and a regular ferry service operates to the United Kingdom.
Bilbao, which also has an international airport, is only 100 kms away.
Airline links:
IBERIA
https://www.iberia.com/es/?language=en
VUELING
https://www.vueling.com/en///
RYANAIR
https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en
WIZZ
https://wizzair.com/en-gb#/
VOLOTEA
https://www.volotea.com/en/
ORGANISED BY
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
SPONSORED BY
COLLABORATING PARTNERS
