The event was followed from 198 different countries through social networks and the newspaper’s own website, which broadcast the entire event in streaming.
Marca Sport Weekend, the great sports festival that took place in Malaga on June 10, 11 and 12, closed its fourth edition with a resounding success of attending celebrities, participating public and monitoring through the different platforms.
Specifically, the event was followed online throughout the weekend with more than 11 million views -a record in the history of this event-, from 198 different countries through social networks and the newspaper’s own website , which broadcast the entire event in streaming.
In total, more than 17,000 people attended Marca Sport Weekend, which over the weekend offered more than 60 activities, round tables, clinics and talks, all free and open to the public, which Marca took to the city on the Costa del Sol. The event was attended by more than a hundred top-level guests, such as Edwin Moses, Mireia Belmonte, Javier Tebas, Liliam Thuram, Rey Enigma, René Higuita, Pierluigi Collina, Gary Payton, Brahim Díaz, Theresa Zabell, Gustavo Zerbino, Iván Pedroso, Javier Sotomayor, Vicente del Bosque, Damián Quintero, Carmelo Ezpeleta, Ana Carrasco, Jorge Lorenzo, Juan Carlos Unzué, Carla Suárez, Gaizka Mendieta, Miriam Blasco, Mercedes Coghen, Fermín Cacho, José Emilio Amavisca, Philippa York, Perico Delgado , David Aganzo, Mariano García, José Antonio Camacho, Antonio Martín Gaitán, and many more.
Throughout the weekend, Malaga hosted numerous activities open to public participation, such as soccer, basketball, volleyball and beach handball. In addition, a show was held with 120 drones that lit up the Malaga night with a choreography to the rhythm of music.
Citizens and visitors to the city were able to enjoy a giant chess space, a climbing wall, golf and cycling simulators, as well as box-go fit and Zumba masterclasses. As a climax, the event put the finishing touch to the weekend with an emotional tribute to Manolo Santana in which his widow, Claudia Rodríguez, participated. Likewise, MARCA Sport Weekend -which had the support of the Junta de Andalucía and the Malaga City Council, and the sponsorship of Cerveza Victoria, Hyundai, Iberdrola, Iberia, LaLiga, La Roche-Posay, Movistar, Santander and Socios.com, It also reserved a special gaming area with eSports competitions.