International Sella River Descent
Enjoy the International Sella River Descent, the verses, the opening speech, the start, the parade, and the flag-raising ceremony.
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1959
23rd Descent of the Sella The 1959 edition marked a milestone in the Sella’s international reach: foreign participation expanded to…
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1958
22nd Descent of the Sella In 1958, 74 canoes took part, confirming the Sella’s identity as a true folkloric-sporting festival that…
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1957
21st Descent of the Sella Another important addition in 1957 was the creation of a stone monolith to honor and…
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1956
20th Descent of the Sella After the 1956 race, Dionisio de la Huerta announced that the Descent would no longer…
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1955
19th Descent of the Sella In 1955, 107 paddlers took part, with Cuba registering a team for the first time,…
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1954
18th Descent of the Sella In 1954, the Sella was unstoppable: newspapers offered growing coverage, and more spectators arrived from…
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1953
17th Descent of the Sella All participants had already adopted the technological innovations introduced in the previous edition, which raised…
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1952
16th Descent of the Sella In 1952, 40 canoes competed. Foreign teams, having been surprised by the Sella’s unique challenges…
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1951
15th Descent of the Sella In 1951, the race officially adopted the name “International Descent of the Sella”, as Portugal,…
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1950
14th Descent of the Sella It’s not a mistake: the 13th Descent was never held. Out of superstition, organizers feared…
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