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“European and Mediterranean Nautical Skiing Championship”

Date
1957
Archive
Maresme County Archive
Document type
Produccions Impreses
Reference code
ACM70-377-T2-2052
Link to the online document
Description

This document collects information about the celebration of the European and Mediterranean Water Ski Championship, an international sports competition that reflects Catalonia’s participation in European sport. Water skiing, an emerging discipline at the time, symbolizes the modernization of sports practices and the openness towards new forms of leisure linked to tourism and the natural environment. This event highlights Catalonia’s connection with international sport and its ability to host European-level competitions. The document is part of the theme of the “beats of Catalan society” and international relations, and shows how sport is also a tool for cultural and diplomatic projection.