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The Technical Committee of the Iberdrola SuperA Awards has already selected its Honor Jury, which will be made up of thirteen great figures in Spanish sport. Eight women and five men will decide which will be the winning projects in each of the six categories of these awards, which celebrate their first edition: Iberdrola SuperA +, Iberdrola SuperA Base, Iberdrola SuperA Competición, Iberdrola SuperA Inclusión, Iberdrola SuperA Social and Iberdrola SuperA Difusión . Specifically, the following will form part of this Jury of Honor:
-Amanda Sampedro is one of the most recognized players in Spain. Three times champion of the Iberdrola League, champion of the Queen’s Cup and a national footballer. Captain of the Spanish Soccer Team and Atlético de Madrid. He has played two European Cups and two World Cups with the Spanish National Team. She has a plaque on the Paseo de las Leyendas in Atlético de Madrid.
-Carolina Marín, the first Spanish badminton player named number 1 in history. Champion at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. Three times world champion (2014, 2015 and 2018) and four times champion of Europe (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018). She has won several top-tier international Opens.
-Conchita Martínez has been number two in the world, the first Spanish to win Wimbledon in 1994 and the only one to win a medal in three different Olympic Games: silver and bronze at the Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games and silver at the Athens 2004 ones. Finalist in two Grand Slam, in the 1998 Australian Open and in the 2000 Roland Garros.
-Javier Fernández, best skater in the history of Spain. Bronze medal at the 2018 Olympics Pieonchang, world champion in 2015 and 2016 and seven times champion of Europe (from 2013 to 2019). He has participated in the Vancouver 2010 and Sachi 2014 Olympic Games.
-Jesús Carballo, President of the Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation. First Spaniard to achieve a medal in an Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. Bicampeón of the World in 1996 and 1999 and champion of Europe in 1998 in fixed bar. Olympic in Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004.
-Manu Carreño, journalist specialized in sports. Since 1994 he has been on Antena 3, Onda Cero and Canal +. Since 2006, he has been presenting the four-hour newscast of Deportes Cuatro, is the main narrator of the soccer matches broadcast by Mediaset and has directed the radio program El Larguero on Cadena SER since 2016.
-Marta Arce has dominated Spanish Paralympic judo in her category for 14 years in a row. Silver medal in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and bronze in London 2012.
-Paloma del Río, a pioneer in Spanish sports journalism, is the voice of TVE’s broadcasts of rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, figure skating and horse racing competitions. She is currently the coordinator of Sponsorships and Federations. She has covered various European and World Championships, as well as eight summer and six winter Olympics. In 2015 she was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit and in 2019, the Wave for Best Presenter.
-Sandra Sánchez, number 1 of the WFK world ranking and world champion 2018. First of the WFK karate ranking 1 premier league and five-time European champion in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Gold medal in the Baku 2015 European Games, Minsk 2019. World Beach Games Doha 2019. Bronze medal at the 23rd Senior World Championship 2016. National Sports Award 2017. Qualified for the 2021 Olympic Games.
-Silvia Navarro, number 1 and referent of Spanish handball. Runner-up of the World in 2019. Captain of the Spanish team. Bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, bronze medal at the World Championship in Brazil 2011, runner-up in the European Handball Championship in Hungary and in Croatia 2014.
-Talant Dujshebaev, considered one of the best handball players of all time. Gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, world champion in 1993, bronze at the 1996 Atlanta and Sydney 2000 Olympics. Silver at the 1996 and 1998 European Championships and bronze in 2000.
-Teresa Perales, the second female athlete in the world with the most medals in the Paralympic Games, with a total of 26 medals in the Summer Paralympic Games between 2000 and 2016. She has 22 medals in the World Adapted Swimming Championship between 1998 and 2019. Distinguished with the Olympic Order at the annual gala of the Spanish Olympic Committee in 2019 and with the Medal of Merit in 2017. In 2012, she received the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.
-Vicente del Bosque, sole world and European champion coach of clubs and national teams. As a Real Madrid footballer he has five Leagues and four Copas del Rey; As coach of Real Madrid, an Intercontinental Cup, two Champions League and two Leagues, and as National Coach, a World Cup and a Euro Cup.
Each member of this Jury of Honor will select one nomination per category, so that the nomination that receives the most votes in each section will be the winner. Finally, each of the selected projects will receive a financial grant of 50,000 euros, with the aim of continuing to promote the best initiatives launched in Spain in favor of gender equality and the empowerment of women through sports.
The winning initiatives will be announced at the Iberdrola SuperA Awards, scheduled for the last quarter of the year. It will once again highlight Iberdrola’s firm commitment to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 of the United Nations Agenda for 2030, regarding gender equality.
Iberdrola, pioneer in promoting the sport practiced by women
The promotion of sport practiced by women has become a key tool for Iberdrola and the promotion of real equality between men and women, one of its essential values.
In line with its commitment to SDG 5, in 2016 Iberdrola became the first company to make a firm and global commitment to equality and the empowerment of women through sport. As of today, the company supports 16 federations: gymnastics, triathlon, rugby, canoeing, badminton, soccer, handball, volleyball, hockey, table tennis, athletics, karate, boxing, surfing, ice sports and fencing. Likewise, it names 22 leagues, all of them of the highest category, and 35 other competitions.
In parallel, the contribution of resources, facilities, medical services and arbitrators, as well as the promotion and sponsorship of different initiatives in this area by the Iberdrola group has not only helped to increase by 32% the number of federations in the disciplines mentioned to exceed 316,000, but it is allowing elite Spanish athletes who have developed their sports career in other countries to return to compete in Spain, helping to increase the level and visibility of national competitions.
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