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P. De la Fuente-. Villa de las Ferias enjoys excellent sports health, and proof of this is the number of clubs and athletes who carry out different practices throughout the year. Thus, and despite the fact that the pandemic prevented the Sports Gala from being held, last Friday, December 10, the appointment was resumed, with the participation of more than a hundred attendees.
It was the Villa de Ferias Hotel that served as the setting for such an act, in which various athletes from the El Duque Fencing Club, the Medinense Sports Club, the Medinense Gymnastics, the Medinense Swimming Club, the Sarabris Club, the of Athletics Castillo de la Mota, distinction to the ‘Best Sponsor’ and a special tribute to the athlete Sergio Juárez, the badminton player Pablo Martín, the former athlete and athletics and soccer presenter Jesús Cuadrado and a posthumous mention to Agustín García « chapi».
However, the last minutes were the most emotional, in a gala that was led by gratitude. Thus, Jesús Cuadrado, was one of the great applause, followed by the family of Agustín García Manzano “Chapi”, who collected a bouquet of flowers after hearing the news that the next Medinense Half Marathon will be renamed with the name of the deceased.
There were several athletes whose eyes did not stop shining. The first to receive the award were the members of the Spain Senior Men’s team from the El Duque Fencing Club, made up of Adrián Yáñez, Diego Balmori, Daniel Hernández, Jesús Limardo, Ovidiu Parvuleasa and their coach, José Cruz Alonso Temiño.
It was a gala that mixed magic and audiovisual content, as it had a screen in which the recognition of each winner was narrated, while Gonzalo Granados, presenter of the event, played with the public and the winners thanks to interesting magic tricks. And it was precisely on that bright screen, where the work carried out by Miguel Ángel Sastre «Mena», current coach of the Club Deportivo Medinense with extensive experience in this field, forging the passion for football and the MADE pitch, was revealed. As an anecdote, after collecting his commemorative trophy, the presenter started the “happy birthday” song, which was followed by all those in attendance to congratulate the laureate on his birthday.
He was followed by Eduardo García “El Gato”, a coach from the Gimnástica Medinense who, when he came down from the stage, was loudly cheered by numerous members of his club, both players and technical team and even, also among the seats of assistants, the board of directors themselves. .
Thus came the time for Hugo Puche, the protagonist of a multitude of news items that have covered the sports pages of this weekly, the young man was recognized as a member of the Medinense Swimming Club. A few words, those of his speech, focused on his career as a swimmer, but also on the important work that his brother does in it.
Among magic tricks, the former player and coach of the Sarabris Club, Luis Carlos Salcedo, was summoned on stage, who recalled his beginnings in the exciting world of basketball from Medina, led by his uncle, Tomás. Thus, and even between tears, he cited the current members of the Sarabris, at the same time that he launched a tribute to the sky in reference to the trainers and members that are there.
The most demanding side came with the Castillo de la Mota Athletics Club. Thus, after collecting his distinction the coach Santos Francisco Santa Elena, the government team referred to when urging the improvement of municipal athletics tracks, referring to the fact that “neither in the previous legislature nor in this one” would have been carried out the same, putting on top of the possibility that they remain «useless».
Undoubtedly, the role of sponsors is essential when it comes to promoting sport from Medina. In fact, JJ Cocinas also received his respective tribute, being distinguished as “Best Sponsor”. It should be remembered that he is the current sponsor of CD Sarabris.
Insisting that “sport is life”, Sergio Juárez was also part of the list of winners, with well-deserved recognition in his career as an athlete. For his part, the young badminton player Pablo Martín, was also distinguished by the City Council for the impeccable season developed.
More information in the printed edition of La Voz de Medina y Comarca
