The sporting future of Calasparrian canoeist and Spanish olympic hope, Juan Martínez Rodríguez, could be cut short by the financial squeeze which has left him footing the bill for his own equipment.
The local canoe club has stepped in and opened a website through which people can donate money and suggest fund raising ideas.
Many shops in Calasparra have collecting tins and anyone with any fund raising ideas or donations can contact the canoe club or go to www.juanpiraguistasos.com.
