the essential The city of Valencia and its region have suffered from terrible flooding since Wednesday October 30. As a result, many sporting events have been postponed, particularly in La Liga, the Spanish football championship.
While the human toll from the floods hitting southeastern Spain continues to rise (at least 158 dead), many sporting events in the region have been postponed by the authorities. From the start of the natural disaster, the Valencia town hall announced the cancellation of all sporting events within its municipality, which was severely affected.
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This Wednesday, October 30, the city’s two professional football clubs, Valencia CF and Levante UD, saw their Copa del Rey meeting postponed to November 7. As of this Thursday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has indicated the postponement of all professional and amateur matches of clubs in the region.
The La Liga meeting between Valencia and Kylian Mbappé’s Real Madrid has therefore been scheduled for a later date. Just like the one between Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal. The same goes for many basketball games.
The Valencia Grand Prix threatened?
Serious doubts now hover around the last Moto GP grand prix of the season, which must be held in Valencia between November 15 and 17. Circuit managers indicated that access infrastructure and parking lots have suffered damage while the track remains in “optimal” condition. Work must be carried out “urgently” to accommodate the tens of thousands of spectators expected.
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Since Sepang, where they are competing in the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend, several drivers have positioned themselves against the holding of the Valencia GP. Spanish legend Marc Marquez believes that, in this dramatic context, the restoration of the circuit takes second place. “It makes no sense to start repairing the damage when there are a lot of people without shelter, said the six-time champion of the world now all the facilities must go to the people who lost their homes.
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Later, title contenders Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia shared this opinion. The first does not want to compete in Valencia “out of respect” for the victims, while the second does not find it “correct” to maintain the GP. Both are campaigning for relocation or postponement, but not cancellation. Dorna Sports, the promoter of Moto GP, has not yet communicated on this subject.
