{"id":314875,"date":"2024-04-26T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?post_type=news&p=314875"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:52:09","slug":"bats-and-bails-hit-barcelonas-sporting-scene","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/news\/bats-and-bails-hit-barcelonas-sporting-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Bats and Bails Hit Barcelona’s Sporting Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all know Barcelona as a football city thanks to the famous Barcelona FC, which nearly 100% of the <\/span>city<\/span> supports. <\/span><\/p>\n

You will understand why once you see how the Camp Nou – Barcelona FC’s official home ground – roars with fans during the famous El Classico when the local club faces Real Madrid.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it seems that football won’t be the only sport played in Barcelona, as <\/span>Cricket<\/span> is also <\/span>being adopted<\/span> <\/span>at a fast rate<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Barcelona got its first cricket pitch <\/span>with the launching of<\/span> the new Juli\u00e0 de Capmany sports facility located in Montju\u00efc, which also saw the inauguration of a new women’s league.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cricket found its place in Barcelona thanks to the Pakistani, Indian, and Bengali migrants who settled in the Catalan capital, as it is a hugely popular sport in these nations.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the city council’s participatory budget initiative, the new Juli\u00e0 de Capmany pitch has <\/span>been renovated<\/span> from a former disused football pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Juli\u00e0 de Capmany pitch is Barcelona’s first cricket pitch, and it has <\/span>been created<\/span> thanks to the initiative of the women’s 11-a-side cricket team, who put it forward as a proposal in the city’s first participatory budgeting (PB) process. <\/span><\/p>\n

With 2,441 votes, <\/span>it was the project that<\/span> received the most support among the more than 800 projects presented.<\/span><\/p>\n

Men’s senior <\/span>cricket<\/span> will still be played on the baseball pitch in Montju\u00efc<\/span>, while<\/span> women will get a chance to play in the new sports facility, which boasts artificial grass and offers a new home to women’s and youth cricket in Barcelona and the entire Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pitch presents <\/span>a multitude of<\/span> possibilities for cricketers in the entire Catalonia and Spain region, leaving us hoping that one day we can get a chance to watch the Cricket World Cup in Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n

With this new state-of-the-art facility, Barcelona is not only cementing its reputation as a football powerhouse but also embracing the growing popularity of <\/span>cricket<\/span> within its diverse community. <\/span><\/p>\n

This groundbreaking move opens up exciting prospects for the sport to flourish and attract a new generation of cricket enthusiasts to the vibrant Catalan capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

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