Spanish women’s sport is experiencing a period of great growth. Every day there are more athletes who shine on the national and international scene thanks to the different victories they achieve, either individually or collectively.
For this reason, many brands decide to bet more and more on these new generations of athletes who have so much projection for the future.
For these reasons, from WOT (Women on Top), a marketing and communication agency specialized solely in women’s sports, they want to highlight the 15 promises of women’s sports that fans should follow in the coming year 2023:
Vicky Lopez, soccer player
At just 16 years old, the FC Barcelona player is destined to be one of the best Spanish footballers. Her great potential has made her the youngest footballer to debut with the FC Barcelona first team. In addition, she already has the title of U-17 World Champion with the Spanish National Team in her palmares. Competition in which she managed to be the MVP of the tournament.
Sofia Fuente, soccer player
The goalkeeper for Real Madrid B and international for the Spanish Under-17 Team has great projection due to her confidence under the posts and her ability to save balls. Sofía Fuente won the Golden Glove in the U-17 World Cup, after conceding only 3 goals in the entire championship.
Sandra Villafane, soccer player
The Madrid CCF academy player has already made her debut in the F League, the highest category of women’s football in Spain. The 17-year-old central defender has been able to gain the trust of her coaches and they count on her to be part of the defense. Villafañe won two MVP of the match awards at the U-17 World Cup, one of them in the semifinal against Germany.
Ane Mintegi, tennis
The Basque tennis player became the first Spaniard to win the Wimbledon Junior Championship. After a seven-month break due to her elbow operation, the athlete has returned fully recovered. At the age of 19, she has the goal of playing in a big tournament and getting into the world Top 10 in her sports career.
Amaia Torralba, badminton
The 18-year-old athlete has managed to be runner-up in the Under-19 category. The young woman from Navarra has already been called up on several occasions with the Spanish Badminton Team to play the Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles. Torralba has been present in official calls of the National Team in different categories.
Bea Caldera, paddle tennis
The current number 31 of the World Padel Tour circuit is destined to become a benchmark within the paddle tennis courts. Despite his continuous changes in partners, he has managed to maintain himself and face great rivals. Beatriz Caldera’s goal is to launch her sports record in the highest category next year.
Claudia Fernandez, paddle tennis
The player from Madrid played her first final on the World Padel Tour Circuit this year, specifically at the TAU Cerámica Torrent Challenger, at just 16 years old. Claudia Fernández closed this year with 43 games played. She getting a total of 23 wins along with her partner, Lorena Rufo. Data that shows that the number 33 of the circuit is improving her marks season after season.
Esther Briz, remo
The Aragonese athlete has been named by the International Rowing Federation as the best rower in the world for October 2022. The 22-year-old athlete lives her best sporting moment so far at the end of the year. Esther Briz has set herself the goal of being present at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Maria Vicente, athletics
Both the media and the athletes of her discipline have already baptized her as the young promise of Spanish athletics. At 21 years old, she already has a European Under-18 Championship under her belt, a competition in which she achieved a world record in the heptathlon modality with a total of 6,221 points.
Tessy Ebosele, athletics
The Spanish athlete achieved second position in the World Championship in the Under-20 category. Competition in which she achieved her best jump so far, with a mark of 13.63 meters in the Triple Jump final. In addition, Ebosele won bronze at the Mediterranean Games. Competition in which she equaled her best mark and in which she demonstrated her projection for the future.
Xela Martínez, athletics
At the age of 16, the Galician athlete has managed to break the record for the Under-18 and Under-20 categories in the semifinal of the 3,000 meters of the 2022 Spanish Indoor Athletics Championship. The athlete achieved a time of 9:14.96 , a mark that allowed him to achieve the pass to the final by times.
Irene Blanco, weightlifting
She was crowned the Under-17 Weightlifting World Champion in the weight category of more than 81kg. This year, in the Junior World Cup that she played, she managed to break two Spanish records. In addition, she also managed to shine in the recent Copa de la Reina, where she managed to win the title together with her team and at an individual level she obtained the Spanish record in -59kg, being the best female brand in the competition. .
Ines Allende, climbing
The young 13-year-old athlete achieved victory this season, in the Under-14 category, in the Spanish Championship and in the Spanish Cup en bloc. In this last tournament, she won the three dates in which the competition is divided. Leaving thus, she without any option of victory to the rest of the rivals who could win in the accumulated.
Blanca Fernandez, golf
The Spanish golfer is in the United States studying and playing at Texas A&M University. Despite her youth, she has a wide sports record and this year she has been chosen among the best golf players in the United States. Distinction that demonstrates the great potential of the Spanish athlete.
Flux Moon, pilot
The 11-year-old Mallorcan driver is the only female representative in the Mercedes Junior Program. She has been competing since she was 7 years old and is part of the “Mujer y Motor” program of the Spanish Automobile Federation. Despite her short career, she can become the first Spanish driver to compete in Formula 1.
These are some of the young promises that can stand out the most in the year 2023 within their sports disciplines. It will be a year marked by the Olympic race, but all the athletes will fight to consolidate themselves on the national scene and thus demonstrate, once again, the potential that women’s sports have in our country.
“Within the national scene we have very young athletes who have a great projection for the future. All of them are going to demonstrate in this new year the capacities they have to face new challenges, which will allow them to become key figures in the development of the women’s sport in Spain”, declares Sara Rojas, founder of WOT.
