Perrone:"Passion&fairplay,HaBaWaBaSpainissospecial"

The 4^th edition of HaBaWaBa Spain that ended last Tuesday, April 12^th, in Tarragona has once again managed to mix passion for "the game of the ball in water", fun and sharing of the most important values of sport in a huge party, which was attended by 430 little athletes. Star of Barceloneta and the Spain national team Felipe Perrone, 36, was the perfect testimonial of  HaBaWaBa Spain: the Spanish-Brazilian ace, one of the best waterpolo players in the world, has always experienced sport and competition smiling and respecting his opponents. The Barcelona International Water Polo Academy (BIWPA) - organizer of HaBaWaBa Spain - entrusted him with a workshop about fair play that was attended by a large number of kids: they were excited to meet and talk to their idol. “It was a pleasure to participate in the HaBaWaBa Spain - Perrone said -, I was delighted to see the joy of the kids and their passion for water polo. Not only the competition, but also the teams coexistence at the residence - the Campus Educatiu - is a very nice thing about this festival”. 

“Lastly, the fair play workshop was a very special moment, as I believe these values are a very important part of our sport, and to promote them among the youngest players is key”, Perrone stated. HaBaWaBa Spain brought Perrone good luck: two days after his participation in the Tarragona event, the Spanish-Brazilian ace won the Spanish league with Barceloneta for the 12^th time.  As in every HaBaWaBa event, a special fair play trophy was awarded to the team behavioring the best during the tournament: in U10 category Rubì Blanc won it, in U12 it was assigned to Tenerife Echeyde. As for the competition 35 teams from 6 different regions of Spain (Catalonia, Basque Country, Andalusia, Valencia, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands), France and Malta played at the Sylvia Fontana Olympic Pool: over 3 days, 136 games were held. In U10 competition Deportivo Malaga triumphed, reaching the 1^st place over Claret Askartza and Manresa; in U12 category the gold medal went to Poble Nou Blau, first ahead of Rubì Vermell and Sabadell Blanc.  “This 4^th edition of HaBaWaBa Spain has been the best without any doubt - the Sports Director of BIWPA and HaBaWaBa Spain Quim Colet stated -. I think it has been the consolidation of the festival in Tarragona and the Sylvia Fontana Olympic swimming pool, and we’re very happy about this. We want to keep growing in number of participants and reach more teams from different regions in Spain and also international teams. We're at a great moment for water polo, there are more kids than ever and we want the HaBaWaBa philosophy to keep this momentum going”.  After HaBaWaBa Spain, the next event of HaBaWaBa International Circuit is scheduled in Athens: on July, from 7^th to 10^th, the Glyfada Nautical Club will host HaBaWaBa Greece. Before that, however, Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) will become the world capital of the HaBaWaBa community once again: the 14^th edition of HaBaWaBa International Festival (for U10 and U12 categories) will take place on June from 19^th to 26^th, followed by the 6^th edition of HaBaWaBa PLUS (U14) from June 26^th to July 3^rd.   

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